Noun
a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
Source: WordNetA major power can afford a military debacle only when it looks like a political victory. Friedrich Dürrenmatt
China is a major power in the Pacific and I think we are dealing with some common threats in that region: the whole issue of Korea and the stability of Korea, the whole issue of nuclear proliferation, the whole issue of providing free access to our ships that are operating in that area. Leon Panetta