globalization

[gloh-buh-luh-zey-shuh n]

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noun

the act of globalizing, or extending to other or all parts of the world: the globalization of manufacturing.

worldwide integration and development: Globablization has resulted in the loss of some individual cultural identities.

Also especially British, glob·al·i·sa·tion.

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Related Words for globalization

proliferation, growth, development, extension, maturation

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Contemporary Examples of globalization

Finally, as with other medications, the looming question is that of globalization.
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Young said he views this historic summit meeting in Washington as “the beginning of a new age of globalization.”
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There are many explanations for this decline, including the impact of offshoring, globalization and technology.
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Even so, the process of globalization began thousands of years ago, thanks especially to the work of enterprising mariners.
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December 25, 2013
People have been paying lip-service to globalization and the blahblahblah.
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December 8, 2013

Historical Examples of globalization

If we meet all these challenges, America can lead the world toward peace and freedom in an era of globalization.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006
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British Dictionary definitions for globalization

globalization

globalisation

noun

the process enabling financial and investment markets to operate internationally, largely as a result of deregulation and improved communications

the emergence since the 1980s of a single world market dominated by multinational companies, leading to a diminishing capacity for national governments to control their economies

the process by which a company, etc, expands to operate internationally

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Word Origin and History for globalization

1961, from globalize, which is attested at least from 1953 in various senses; the main modern one, with reference to global economic systems, emerged 1959.