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A [[nation state]] able to exercise influence on a global scale. | A [[nation state]] able to exercise influence on a global scale. In the long century after 1815, the term was generally applied to the most powerful European nations. After World War II, the designation of permanent members of the [[United Nations Security Council]] was an expression of prevailing great powers. | ||
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Great power [r]: A nation state able to exercise influence on a global scale. In the long century after 1815, the term was generally applied to the most powerful European nations. After World War II, the designation of permanent members of the United Nations Security Council was an expression of prevailing great powers.