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International or internationally most often describes interaction between nation
Nation

A nation is a cultural and social community. In as much as most members never meet each other, yet feel a common bond, it may be considered an imagined community....
s, or encompassing two or more nations, constituting a group or association having members in two or more nations, or generally reaching beyond national boundaries. In American English
American English

PhonologyIn many ways, compared to English language in England, North American English is conservative in its phonology. Some distinctive accents can be found on the East Coast of the United States , partly because these areas were in contact with England, and imitated prestigious varieties of English English at a time when those varieties we...
, "International" is also commonly used as a euphemism
Euphemism

A euphemism is a substitution of an agreeable or less offensive expression in place of one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the listener, or in the case of #Doublespeak, to make it less troublesome for the speaker....
 for "foreign" or even "foreigner."











Global
Global

Global is a synonym of worldwide and means of, or relating to, or involving the entire world, in the general sense or as the planet Earth....
 is commonly used as a synonym for "international", however such usage is typically incorrect as "global" implies "one world" as a single unit, while "international" recognizes that different peoples, cultures, languages, nations, border
Border

Borders define geography boundaries of political geography or legal jurisdictions, such as governments, states or Subnational entity. They may foster the setting up of buffer zones....
s, economies, and ecosystems exist.






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International or internationally most often describes interaction between nation
Nation

A nation is a cultural and social community. In as much as most members never meet each other, yet feel a common bond, it may be considered an imagined community....
s, or encompassing two or more nations, constituting a group or association having members in two or more nations, or generally reaching beyond national boundaries. In American English
American English

PhonologyIn many ways, compared to English language in England, North American English is conservative in its phonology. Some distinctive accents can be found on the East Coast of the United States , partly because these areas were in contact with England, and imitated prestigious varieties of English English at a time when those varieties we...
, "International" is also commonly used as a euphemism
Euphemism

A euphemism is a substitution of an agreeable or less offensive expression in place of one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the listener, or in the case of #Doublespeak, to make it less troublesome for the speaker....
 for "foreign" or even "foreigner."

  • In team sports, "international" commonly refers either to a match
    Game

    A game is a structured wiktionary:activity, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are distinct from Manual labour, which is usually carried out for wiktionary:remuneration, and from art, which is more concerned with the expression of ideas....
     between two national teams, or to a player capped
    Cap (sport)

    A cap is an appearance for a select team, such as a school, county or international team in sports. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of soccer; however, the act of awarding a cap is now international and is applied to other sports....
     by his national team.


  • In politics, "The International" — such as, the "First International
    International Workingmen's Association

    The International Workingmen's Association , sometimes called the First International, was an international socialism organization which aimed at uniting a variety of different left-wing political groups and trade union organizations that were based on the working class and class struggle....
    ", the "Second International
    Second International

    The Second International was an organization of workers' movement formed in Paris on July 14, 1889. At the Paris meeting delegations from 20 countries participated....
    ", or the "Socialist International
    Socialist International

    Socialist International is a worldwide organization of Democratic socialism, social democracy and labour party political parties. It was formed in 1951....
    " — may be short for any league of communist, radical
    Radicalism (historical)

    The term Radical was used during the late 18th century for proponents of the Radical Movement. It later become a general term for those favoring or seeking political reforms which include dramatic changes to the social order....
    , socialist, or union
    Trade union

    A trade union or labor union is an organization run by and for workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages, hours, and working conditions....
     organizations from multiple countries.


  • In linguistics, an "international language" is one spoken by the people of at least two nations, but preferably a large number of nations.


  • In interlinguistics
    Interlinguistics

    Interlinguistics is the study of various aspects of international communication. This may include, for example, changes in languages related to contacts between two or more languages....
    , international often has to do with languages rather than nations themselves. An "international word" is one that occurs in at least two languages, but preferable many more, as with linguistics above. These words are collected from widely spoken source or control languages and often used to establish language systems that people can use to communicate internationally, and sometimes for other purposes such as to learn other languages more quickly. The vocabulary of Interlingua
    Interlingua and eligibility of international words

    Words can be included in Interlingua in either of two ways: through Free word-building in Interlingua or by establishing their eligibility as international words....
     has a particularly wide range, because the control languages
    Interlingua and eligibility of international words

    Words can be included in Interlingua in either of two ways: through Free word-building in Interlingua or by establishing their eligibility as international words....
     of Interlingua were selected to give its words and affixes their maximum geographic scope. In part, the language Ido
    Ido

    Ido is a constructed language created with the goal of becoming a universal second language for speakers of different linguistic backgrounds as a language easier to learn than ethnic languages....
     is also a product of interlinguistic research.


  • In North America
    North America

    North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
    n unionised
    Trade union

    A trade union or labor union is an organization run by and for workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages, hours, and working conditions....
     environments, the term "international" is a euphemism
    Euphemism

    A euphemism is a substitution of an agreeable or less offensive expression in place of one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the listener, or in the case of #Doublespeak, to make it less troublesome for the speaker....
     for the central union location, which is often in the Washington, D.C.
    Washington, D.C.

    Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the Capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790....
     area. An example is the (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
    International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

    The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers is a trade union which represents workers in the electricity industry in the United States, Canada, Panama and several Caribbean island nations; particularly electricians, or Inside Wiremen, in the construction industry and lineman and other employees of public utilities....
    ), whose international office is in Washington, DC, whereas its local offices are spread all over North America. A regional union office that serves as an umbrella organisation for more than one local office, may still be called "international" by its rank and file members.


Global
Global

Global is a synonym of worldwide and means of, or relating to, or involving the entire world, in the general sense or as the planet Earth....
 is commonly used as a synonym for "international", however such usage is typically incorrect as "global" implies "one world" as a single unit, while "international" recognizes that different peoples, cultures, languages, nations, border
Border

Borders define geography boundaries of political geography or legal jurisdictions, such as governments, states or Subnational entity. They may foster the setting up of buffer zones....
s, economies, and ecosystems exist. The word nonetheless sees usage as in various media buzzword
Buzzword

A buzzword is a vague idiom, usually a neologism, that is common to managerial, technical, administrative, and political work environments. Although meant to impress the listener with the speaker's pretense to knowledge, buzzwords render sentences opaque, difficult to understand and question, because the buzzword does not mean what it denomi...
s, such as "the global economy".

See also

  • Globalization
    Globalization

    Globalization in its literal sense is the process of transformation of local or regional phenomena into global ones. It can be described as a process by which the people of the world are unified into a single society and function together....
  • Multinational Corporation
    Multinational corporation

    A multinational corporation or transnational corporation is a corporation or enterprise that manages production or delivers services in more than one country....
  • Multinational State
    Multinational state

    A multinational state is a state in which the population consists of two or more ethnicity distinct nations that are of significant size. This contrasts with a nation-state where a single nation comprises the bulk of the population....
  • Supranational
  • United Nations
    United Nations

    The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, Social change, human rights and achieving world peace....
  • World community
    World community

    The term is used primarily in political and humanitarian contexts to describe an international aggregate of nation states of widely varying types. In most connotations, the term is used to convey meanings attached to consensus or inclusion of all people in all lands and their governments....


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