Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An economic and political union established in 1993 after the ratification of the Maastricht Treaty by members of the European Community and since expanded to include numerous Central and Eastern European nations. The establishment of the European Union expanded the political scope of the European Economic Community, especially in the area of foreign and security policy, and provided for the creation of a central European bank and the adoption of a common currency, the euro.
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antifascist resistance group active during Germany’sNazi era. - proper noun A
supranational organisation created in the 1950s to bring the nations ofEurope into closereconomic andpolitical connection . At the beginning of 2007, 27 member nations wereAustria ,Belgium ,Bulgaria ,Cyprus ,Czech Republic ,Denmark ,Estonia ,Finland ,France ,Germany ,Greece ,Hungary ,Ireland ,Italy ,Latvia ,Lithuania ,Luxembourg ,Malta ,The Netherlands ,Poland ,Portugal ,Romania ,Slovakia ,Slovenia ,Spain ,Sweden ,United Kingdom .
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- noun an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members
Etymologies
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Examples
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Experience has taught us not to take the labels the European Union chooses to place on its many and various "pacts" at face value.
Odds Stacked Against Latest EU Pact Paul Hannon 2011
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If they reduce their own emissions beyond a set point, they can sell the excess to others in the form of carbon permits called European Union allowances, or EUAs.
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If they reduce their own emissions beyond a set point, they can sell the excess to others in the form of carbon permits called European Union allowances, or EUAs.
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They actually think, gasp..... that we would be better off without the ball and chain we call the European Union around our ankles.
Archive 2006-04-01 Serf 2006
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An indication of the breadth of activity of this construct we call the European Union comes in a story in The Times today.
Too much to handle Richard 2005
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The commonality saw its ultimate expression in what today is known as the European Union.
The Commanding Heights DANIEL YERGIN 1998
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The commonality saw its ultimate expression in what today is known as the European Union.
THE COMMANDING HEIGHTS DANIEL YERGIN 1998
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The expansion of the SVHC list is part of a long term European Union strategy to regulate and limit the use of hazardous substances.
THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010
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• The European court of human rights was incorrectly described as a European Union institution in a headline It's not a crime to insult the king, EU court tells Spain, 16 March, page 21.
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"I think the policies are a good step towards finding common ground with the European Union, which is I think a vision that all Greeks should aspire to," a bystander told reporters.
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