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- proper noun An international organization designed by its founders to supervise and liberalize international trade.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an international organization based in Geneva that monitors and enforces rules governing global trade
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Examples
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That decision was particularly vexing to Beijing because it involved the rarely invoked "safeguard" provision of China's accession to the World Trade Organization, which is meant to give trading partners recourse in the event of a sudden surge of Chinese products without having to demonstrate unfair trade practices.
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That decision was particularly vexing to Beijing because it involved the rarely invoked "safeguard" provision of China's accession to the World Trade Organization, which is meant to give trading partners recourse in the event of a sudden surge of Chinese products without having to demonstrate unfair trade practices.
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He says a strong multilateral trading system would be the goal of his trade policy, and that the Doha Round in the World Trade Organization is the best way of getting there.
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If China wishes to join the World Trade Organization, that is good news.
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A Doha deal would also strengthen the World Trade Organization, which is one of the few international institutions that already offer a full role to growing powers like China and India.
Doha Now 2008
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Such measures will create more pressure on Moscow than further delays in admission to the World Trade Organization, which is not popular in Russian business circles anyway.
Getting Moscow to Behave Frances G. Burwell 2008
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Who would have thought that something called the World Trade Organization would cause riots in Seattle, of all places?
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For many ordinary Vietnamese, the event was more compelling evidence that the country has arrived than joining the World Trade Organization was the year before.
For Ex-Miss Vietnam, Uneasy Lies The Head That Quit High School 2008
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Its approach to joining the World Trade Organization is a case in point.
Prepare To Ram 2008
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BLITZER: Should Russia be admitted into the WTO, the World Trade Organization, which is what they want, but it seems unlikely given the current political environment?
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