supranational

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The latter manifests in the waterfall of money pouring from the West and dissipating in hundreds of Third World national, supranational, and NGO cesspools.

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  1. adjective Extending beyond or transcending established borders or spheres of influence held by separate nations: a supranational economy; supranational federations.

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  • Crucell will be responsible for the manufacturing of the final product and will retain exclusive distribution rights in Europe, co-exclusive distribution rights in China and the rights to sell to supranational organizations such as UNICEF. —  Health News from Medical News Today
  • The question, again, is what "oversight" means, what "international code" nations will be asked - or required - to subscribe to, and whether they will be sanctioned for failure to do so by a supranational organization. —  The Foundry
  • As a supranational organization offering integration, the European Union (EU) struggles to harmonize many different policy fields of Member States ranging from agriculture to animal welfare.
  • In testimony before Congress, Dr. Frank Gaffney of the Center for Security Policy testified that, "For the first time in history, we are being asked to submit to a supranational agency that has all the trappings of a world government - an executive, a legislative assembly, a court, the ability to raise revenues and, in due course, perhaps the means to enforce its decisions." —  Newsmax - Inside Cover
  • There is no modern precedent for the amount of debt governments-local, state, national and supranational (the IMF is considering its first bond issue) - are planning to issue in the next —  Housing Doom
 

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