First International

American  

noun

1. a socialistic organization (1864–76) formed to unite and promote the interests of workers throughout the world.

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First International British  

noun

1. Official name: International Workingmen's Association.  an association of socialists and labour leaders founded in London in 1864 and dissolved in Philadelphia in 1876

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Example Sentences

The group of 21 co-authors from nine countries was formed as a result of the First International Summit on Plant Resilience, organized by the Plant Resilience Institute earlier this year.

From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2024

The increase comes largely from strong oil and natural gas prices and sustained production over the past year, according to Watford City-based MineralTracker, part of First International Bank & Trust.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2022

One of Garber’s favorite anecdotes involves her grandfather’s service as a judge for Scientific American’s First International Paper Airplane Competition in 1966–67.

From Scientific American • Aug. 15, 2018

At the First International Symposium on Yaws Control, in Bangkok in 1952, they discussed how to set up a massive, modern campaign to fight the disease across the tropics.

From Science Magazine • Jul. 19, 2018

On the morning following our arrival, I went downstairs to the cafeteria, where fifty-seven children from twenty-three countries were waiting to have breakfast and to begin the United Nations First International Children’s Parliament.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah