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  Until the end of the Second World War, the term for a power of the first rank in terms of reputation for military strength. The great powers always dominated the peace conferences following major wars and assumed special rights and obligations in any formal machinery created to preserve international peace and security. See also major power; middle power; permanent members; Security Council; superpower.  
 

 

 

  
 
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