Hyperpower
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hyperpower is a noun meaning (international relations) An international hegemon, more powerful than a superpower.
Meaning
(international relations) An international hegemon, more powerful than a superpower.
More Meanings
- (mathematics) Tetration.
Example Sentences
The hegemony of the United States, which Hubert Védrine, a former French foreign minister, liked to call the world’s “hyperpower,” is increasingly questioned, even ignored.
“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.
Word Forms
- hyperpowers
Synonyms for hyperpower
Depending on context, synonyms include omnipower.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include omnipower, superpowerhood, superpowerdom, superpower, hegemon, hegemony.
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