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unipolar
/ ˌjuːnɪpəʊˈlærɪtɪ; ˌjuːnɪˈpəʊlə /
adjective
- of, concerned with, or having a single magnetic or electric pole
- (of a nerve cell) having a single process
- (of a transistor) utilizing charge carriers of one polarity only, as in a field-effect transistor
- (of nervous depression) occurring without accompanying bouts of mania
- dominated by one superpower, esp the United States See bipolar
Derived Forms
- unipolarity, noun
Other Words From
- u·ni·po·lar·i·ty [yoo-n, uh, -poh-, lar, -i-tee, -p, uh, -], noun
Example Sentences
Mr. Xi focused on promoting a new world order centered around the global economic and diplomatic power of China, whose communist government has long lamented what it describes as U.S.-led “unipolar Western hegemony.”
"Maintaining the unipolar dominance so beloved by American officials is no longer possible."
In a 30-minute diatribe, he accused Western countries of attempting to build a unipolar world.
“No longer is our alliance partner, the United States, the unipolar leader of the Indo-Pacific,” the review notes.
The United States, Australia’s most important defense treaty partner, was “no longer the unipolar leader of the Indo-Pacific,” a region that had seen the return of major power strategic competition, it said.
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