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

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