major power(n = noun.group) great power, power, superpower, world power - a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world;
is a kind of body politic, commonwealth, country, land, nation, res publica, state
has particulars: hegemon

   A nation powerful enough to influence events throughout the world. [WordNet 1.5]

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