SUPERPOWER


Meaning of SUPERPOWER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsü-pər-ˌpau̇(-ə)r ]

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 -ˌpau̇(-ə)rd adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.