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adjective

global adj.

Involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope; as, global war; global monetary policy.

Synonyms: planetary, worldwide.

Shaped like a globe; spherical.

Synonyms: ball-shaped, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical.

Broad in scope or content; comprehensive. Opposite of noncomprehensive.

Synonyms: all-embracing, all-inclusive, across-the-board, blanket(prenominal), broad, complete, panoptic, wide.

(Computers) Accessible and effective throughout an entire computer program, rather than in only one subroutine; used of variables; as, global variable. Opposite of local.

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Etymology of 'Global'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Global" Quotes from Famous Books

... first took the oath I have just sworn to uphold, news travelled slowly across the land by horseback, and across the ocean by boat. Now the sights and sounds of this ceremony are broadcast instantaneously to billions around the world. Communications and commerce are global. Investment is mobile. Technology is almost magical, and ambition for a better life ...

— Inaugural Presidential Address • William Jefferson Clinton

... economy with the basic entrepreneurial system overlaid in 1981-89 by a socialist-left-government that enlarged the public sector and became the nation's largest employer. Like many other Western economies, Greece suffered severely from the global oil price hikes of the 1970s, annual GDP growth plunging from 8% to 2% in the 1980s, and inflation, unemployment, and budget deficits rising sharply. The fall of the socialist government in 1989 and the inability of the conservative opposition to muster a clear majority ...

— The 1990 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency

... Australia has a prosperous Western-style capitalist economy, with a per capita GDP on par with the four dominant West European economies. The Australian economy has been resilient in the face of the global economic downturn in 2001 chalking up 2.3% GDP growth, as the domestic economy is offsetting the external slump and business and consumer confidence remains robust. Canberra's emphasis on reforms is a key factor behind the economy's strength, and Australia is expected to outperform its trading partners ...

— The 2002 CIA World Factbook • US Government

... global system for mobile (cellular) communications devised by the Groupe Special Mobile of the pan-European standardization organization, Conference Europeanne des Posts et Telecommunications ...

— The 2007 CIA World Factbook • United States

... of Nuclear Explosions Radioactive Fallout A. Local Fallout B. Worldwide Effects of Fallout Alterations of the Global Environment A. High Altitude ...

— Worldwide Effects of Nuclear War: Some Perspectives • United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency