Dictionary

hyperpower en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Italic *potis Proto-Italic *som Proto-Italic *possom Latin posseder. Vulgar Latin potēre Old French pooir Anglo-Norman poerbor. Middle English power English power English hyperpower From hyper- + power.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:international relations) 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. 2009 January 21, John F. Burns, “Obama Promises the World a Renewed America”, in New York Times:
   • 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. 2015 January 1, Steven Erlanger, “New Year, Old Problems”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
2. Tetration.

Forms

Coordinates

great power (international hegemon) · superpower (international hegemon) · regional power (international hegemon)

Synonyms

omnipower (international hegemon)

Translations (2)

ru сверхдержа́ва (international hegemon) · fr hyperpuissance (international hegemon)