Hyperpower
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An international hegemon, more powerful than a superpower.
"“We have entered a period of historical transition in which the United States will become first among equals, rather than […] hyperpower and unquestioned hegemon,” said Timothy Garton Ash, a professor of European studies at Oxford."
- 2 Tetration.
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"Is China in a hyperpower phase?"
Etymology
From hyper- + power.
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