Meanings
nounmiddle power (plural middle powers)
plural middle powers
- international relationsA sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower, but still has moderate influence and international recognition.
As Mark Carney, the Canadian prime minister, urged in a speech at Davos in January, the middle powers are reorganising. The trend is most obvious among former US allies.
2026 September 21, Patrick Wintour, “Whiplashed middle powers seek new alliances as Trump rages on world stage”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Translations
Arabic قُوَّة وُسْطَى
- قُوَّة وُسْطَىa sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
Chinese Mandarin 中等強國 /中等强国
- 中等強國 /中等强国 (zhōngděng qiángguó)a sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
Danish mellemmagt
- mellemmagta sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
Dutch middelgrote mogendheid
- middelgrote mogendheida sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
Finnish keskivalta
- keskivaltaa sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
French moyenne puissance
- moyenne puissancea sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
German Mittelstaat, Mittelmacht
- Mittelstaata sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
- Mittelmachta sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
Greek μεσαία δύναμη
- μεσαία δύναμη (mesaía dýnami)a sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
Hebrew הַשְׁפָּעָה בֵּינוֹנִית
- הַשְׁפָּעָה בֵּינוֹנִית (hashepa'ah beinonit)a sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
Hungarian középhatalom
- középhataloma sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
Indonesian kekuatan menengah
- kekuatan menengaha sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
Italian media potenza
- media potenzaa sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
Japanese ミドルパワー, 中堅国
- ミドルパワー (midorupawā)a sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
- 中堅国 (chūkenkoku)a sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
Korean 미들 파워
- 미들 파워 (mideul pawo)a sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
Persian قدرت متوسط
- قدرت متوسط (qodrat-e motavasset)a sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
Polish średnie mocarstwo
- średnie mocarstwoa sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
Portuguese média potência
- média potênciaa sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
Russian средняя держа́ва
- средняя держа́ва (srednjaja deržáva)a sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
Spanish potencia intermedia
- potencia intermediaa sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
Thai ประเทศอำนาจปานกลาง
- ประเทศอำนาจปานกลาง (bprà-têet-am-nâat-bpaan-glaang)a sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
Turkish orta güç
- orta güça sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
Ukrainian сере́дня держа́ва
- сере́дня держа́ва (serédnja deržáva)a sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
Vietnamese trung cường quốc, cường quốc bậc trung
- trung cường quốca sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
- cường quốc bậc trunga sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower
Cite this entry
APA
middle power. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/middle%20power
MLA
“middle power.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/middle%20power. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “middle power,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/middle%20power.
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