supernational
adjective
(alsosuper-national)uk/ˌsuː.pəˈnæʃ.ən.əl//ˌsuː.pəˈnæʃ.nəl/us/ˌsuː.pɚˈnæʃ.ən.əl//ˌsuː.pɚˈnæʃ.nəl/involvingmore than onecountry, or havingpowerorauthoritythat isgreaterthan that ofsinglecountries:
TheUnitedNationsis the only supernationalauthoritythat isabletosolvethisproblem.
Super-nationalcontroloftaxationisunacceptableto manypeople.
- Themajorityof theseorganizationsare supernationalbodies.
- We mustworktogether todealwith the supernationalchallengesofourtime.
- Globalization of theeconomyhascreatedsupernationalcorporationsthat are notcontrolledby anygovernment.
- Super-nationalcooperationis alwaysdifficulttoachieve.
International relations: international politics & government
- accession
- airspace
- allied
- Anglo-American
- anti-Stalinist
- bipolar
- confederacy
- G7
- GATT
- Geneva Convention
- geopolitical
- internationalism
- internationalize
- multilateral
- occupied
- pariah
- perestroika
- political asylum
- power politics
- the G8
Synonym
supranational