Group of Eight

British  

noun

1.  G8.  the Group of Seven nations and Russia, whose heads of government meet to discuss economic matters and international relations

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Group of Eight Cultural  

1. The world's leading industrial nations (Great Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, and the United States) whose leaders meet regularly to discuss the world's economic problems. Often called the G-8. In recent years their meetings have become the scenes of large and sometimes violent protests against the global economy.

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Example Sentences

At their last meeting, held Jan. 4, the group of eight reaffirmed their decision to pause production increases through the first quarter of 2026.

From MarketWatch

Behind Spurs come a group of eight teams, starting with holders Paris St-Germain in sixth down to Atalanta in 13th, on 13 points.

From BBC

The group of eight family members would split up so two or four of them fly back at a time.

From The Wall Street Journal

The group of eight works went for a combined total of £680,720 to different buyers.

From Barron's

Howie Hubler is Morgan Stanley’s star bond trader, and his group of eight traders is generating, by their estimate, around 20 percent of Morgan Stanley’s profits.

From Literature