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Countries, nationalities & continents: country & nation
birthright citizenship
body politic
BRICS
citizen
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cross-border
cross-national
denaturalize
domestic
dual
fatherland
internationalism
native
naturalization
naturalize
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International relations: international politics & government
multinational
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌmʌl.tiˈnæʃ.ən.əl/ us /ˌmʌl.t̬iˈnæʃ.ən.əl/
a large and powerful company that produces and sells goods in many different countries: 跨国公司
Are multinationals now more powerful than governments?现在跨国公司比政府更有影响力吗？

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Enterprises
acquiree
acquirer
acquiror
agency
answering service
clicks and mortaridiom
conglomerate
consortium
est.
estate agent
financial technology
fintech
firm
org
organizational
organizationally
parent company
partner up
wholly-owned
zombie company

multinational | American Dictionary

multinational
adjective[ not gradable ]
us/ˌmʌl·tiˈnæʃ·ə·nəl, ˌmʌl·tɑɪ-/
social studies
involving or relating to different countries, or (of a business) operating in different countries:
multinational corporations

multinational | Business English

multinational
noun[ C ]
 COMMERCEuk /ˌmʌltiˈnæʃənəl/us(alsomultinational company); (alsomultinational corporation)
a very large company that has offices, stores, etc. in many different countries but that is controlled from the country where it was started. A company with a quarter or more of its sales in other countries is considered to be a multinational:
If multinationals become more important than governments, they can act as major forces of economic change.
a big/large/leading multinational
multinational
adjective
uk /ˌmʌltiˈnæʃənəl/us
COMMERCE
a multinational organization is very large and has offices, stores, etc. in many diffferent countries:
Over the years the firm has grown into a multinational organization with more than 200 affiliates in 17 countries.
a multinational business/bank/enterprise
relating to or involving several different countries:
The joint venture will be undertaken by a multinational group of 41 countries.
multinational agreements

Examples of multinational

multinational
Major multinational manufacturers have pioneered the field of environmental auditing.
In addition, multinational companies are tending to optimise their operations worldwide, and scientists are becoming more mobile.
A multinational attacked the nation's dignity by colonising a national image for its global enterprise.
Conflicts between local communities and multinational corporations, for example, may not be resolvable as series of compromises, but will require some clear and courageous decisions.
Is the language of account used by a country's domestic enterprises always the same as that used by its multinational enterprises?
One is the network of the world market and the other is the multinational corporations that operate plants worldwide.
Multinational companies have always been regarded as self-interested superpowers that profit by exploiting the resources of developing countries.
Three large multinational studies have examined the effect that an increasing caesarean section rate has had on other methods of delivery.
The development of research capabilities facilitates multinational joint assessments and the dynamics of working.
The exchange of this information was considered essential in an increasingly multinational, globalized environment.
When making multinational comparisons of the burden of stroke, the burden on the family seems to be a crucial, but hitherto a much neglected component.
Analysis concentrates on international standards set at multiple international meetings mainly by multinational actors, whether corporations, professional groups or others.
Finally, for multinational corporations operating in several jurisdictions it is more efficient to organise their operations according to the most stringent standards.
There are various methods of performing an economic evaluation for a single country using data from a multinational clinical study.
Local competing firms may be squeezed out of business due to inferior equipment and much smaller resources than the large multinational.
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