indispensable nation
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
indispensable nation (plural indispensable nations)
- The one nation that supposedly keeps the world affairs in check via its economic and military power.
- 1995, William Jefferson Clinton, Presidential Radio Address - 16 November 1996:
- As I've said many times, America is the world's indispensable nation, the one the world looks to for leadership because of our strength and our values.
Usage notes[edit]
The term is usually used by US presidents.