regional power

collocation in English

meaningsofregionalandpower

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regional
adjective
uk
/ˈriː.dʒən.əl/us
/ˈriː.dʒən.əl/
relating to or coming from a particular part of ...
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power
noun
uk
/paʊər/us
/ˈpaʊ.ɚ/
ability to control people ...
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(Definition ofregionalandpowerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The authority of thatregionalpowerin military, political, and administrative spheres was almost unlimited.
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So we have the historically odd situation thatregionalpowerand prestige do not imply the necessity for others to know that region's language(s).
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It is essential to hisregionalpower.
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We believe in a service in whichregionalpowerand local power exist.
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It is aregionalpower, and it bridges east and west.
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No local county council could upset the balance ofregionalpowerin industry.
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Where electricity suppliers have a monopoly of supplies, vertical integration can createregionalpowermonopolies.
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They used the instruments of standard dialects of otherwise variegated languages developed by missionaries, invented cultures and myths of common ancestry, and capture ofregionalpower, to these ends.
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It has been essentially aregionalpowerand has not shown much interest in matters beyond its own immediate region.
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Traditionalregionalpowerbrokers also flocked to his government.
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The girl's lacrosse team is also aregionalpower.
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European influence gradually brought an end to thisregionalpower.
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It is to our advantage to have normalised our relations with such an importantregionalpowerat this time of crisis in the middle east.
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He thought, by and large, that our defence contribution should be on a world scale rather than directed towards the maintenance ofregionalpower.
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It may disturbregionalpowerbalances—an important matter in itself—pand, even more importantly to us, prevent western intervention in regional crises.
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This is a crucial factor in distinguishing a great power from aregionalpower; by definition the scope of aregionalpoweris restricted to its region.
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Each was a strongregionalpowerinfluenced by its religious and ethnic identity.
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Nonetheless, it was able to continue as aregionalpowerfor over two centuries.
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Under his premiership, the country has consolidated its position as aregionalpowerwith global ambitions.
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He became aregionalpowerin his principality and nearby commanderies.
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Being a "regionalpower" is not mutually exclusive with any of the other categories of power.
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Eachregionalpowercan only be used in a respective group of epochs.
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They have been aregionalpowersince their first season in 1982.
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Otherregionalpowerplayers made economic and political alliances with these five civilizations over the span of 3,000 years.
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It also maintains the largest distribution network in the country, although theregionalpowernetworks are being privatized.
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