hyperpower

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Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *-er

Proto-Indo-European *upér

Proto-Hellenic *(h)upér

Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)

Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der.

English hyper-

Proto-Indo-European *pótis

Proto-Italic *potis

Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti

Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-

Proto-Indo-European *-t

Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt

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.

hyperpower (plural hyperpowers)

(international relations) An international hegemon, more powerful than a superpower.
- 2009 January 21, John F. Burns, “Obama Promises the World a Renewed America”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 March 2025:
  “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.
- 2015 January 1, Steven Erlanger, “New Year, Old Problems”, in The New York Times‎^[2], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 7 August 2025:
  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.
(mathematics) Tetration.

international hegemon