Associations to the word «Superpower»

Wiktionary

SUPERPOWER, noun. (obsolete) Electricity generated in a large plant that is tied into a regional network, on a larger scale than was common in the early years of commercial electricity production.
SUPERPOWER, noun. Excessive or superior power.
SUPERPOWER, noun. A sovereign state with dominant status on the globe and a very advanced military, especially the Soviet Union or United States.
SUPERPOWER, noun. A fictional extraordinary physical or mental ability, especially possessed by a superhero or supervillain.

Dictionary definition

SUPERPOWER, noun. A state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats