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- noun international relations An international
hegemon ; more powerful than asuperpower
Etymologies
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French foreign minister Hubert VÄdrine popularized the term hyperpower in his various criticisms of the United States beginning in 1998. "
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French foreign minister Hubert VÄdrine popularized the term hyperpower in his various criticisms of the United States beginning in 1998. "
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That’s why I use the term hyperpower, which American media think is aggressive….
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That’s why I use the term hyperpower, which American media think is aggressive….
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If you have nothing to loose, if a military hyperpower is crushing the life out of you, blowing yourself up for 72 virgins begins to look good.
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Bled by war and terrorism, beset by a lingering financial crisis and stubbornly high unemployment, facing stagnant wages and growing inequality, saddled with obsolete infrastructure and massive public debt, the United States today seems far removed from the confident "hyperpower" of a decade ago.
Will Marshall: To Fix Our Country, We Need to Fix Our Politics First
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Determined to stand up to the American "hyperpower," Chirac pitched France to the kings and emirs as an alternative ally for their portfolio of protectors: the Un-America, if you will.
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Today, Europeans, vociferously unhappy about U.S. "hyperpower," want a less assertive America.
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You remember, I mean, the French foreign minister came up with the term "hyperpower" to describe ...
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In Munich last February, Putin railed against America the "hyperpower" that flouted international law.
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