n.
Pronunciation: ' sü-p ə r- ˌ pau ̇ (- ə )r
Function: noun
Date: 1920
1 : excessive or superior power
2 a : an extremely powerful nation specifically : one of a very few dominant states in an era when the world is divided politically into these states and their satellites b : an international governing body able to enforce its will upon the most powerful states
– su · per · pow · ered \ - ˌ pau ̇ (- ə )rd \ adjective