global

[ gloh-buhl ]

adjective

1. pertaining to the whole world; worldwide; universal:

   the dream of global peace.

2. comprehensive.
3. globular; globe-shaped.
4. of, relating to, or using a terrestrial or celestial globe.
5. (of a computer operation, linguistic rule, etc.) operating on a group of similar strings, commands, etc., in a single step.

global

/ ˈɡləʊbəl /

adjective

1. covering, influencing, or relating to the whole world
2. comprehensive

Derived Forms

• ˈglobally, adverb

Other Words From

• global·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of global¹

First recorded in 1670–80; globe + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Despite a pledge to be a president who presides over peace rather than war, Trump takes office against a backdrop of global upheaval: wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, the increasing closeness of Russia and North Korea, an ascendant China.

From Los Angeles Times

To scholars of authoritarianism, asserting a high degree of personal control over the military is typical of global strongmen in the mold of Syria’s Bashar Assad or Russian President Vladimir Putin.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr Bailey will also say the UK should not focus "just on the effects of Brexit", warning about the "broader fragmentation of the global economy".

From BBC

If humankind’s uncharted venture into the hottest and most unpredictably chaotic environment in history was to be marked by a new era of global migration, how would never-ending pressure on the U.S. border weigh on the politics and divisions of this country?

From Salon

Almost everyone I spoke with placed the blame on immigrants, holding the view, as Crusius did, that dark-skinned people from the global south are surging northward to overwhelm white Christians, what’s become known as the “great replacement theory.”

From Salon

Related Words

• comprehensive
• international
• overall
• universal