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supernational

American  
[soo-per-nash-uh-nl] / ˌsu pərˈnæʃ ə nl /

adjective

  1. tending to involve, or extending authority over, more than one nation; international; supranational.


supernational British  
/ ˌsuːpəˈnæʃnəl /

adjective

  1. a less common word for supranational

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of supernational

First recorded in 1910–15; super- + national

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There is no global internet regulator that forces every company to ensure their laptops, cellphones, and routers all interoperate; likewise, there is no single, supernational regulatory body that defines what form that interoperability takes.

From Slate Jul. 29, 2022

A statesman has said that the Oxford Group is supernational.

From Time Magazine Archive

The necessity of doing this, said Dr. Anderson, would force the fund to become "a supernational Brain Trust to think for the world."

From Time Magazine Archive

Labour, like capital, showed a rapid tendency to become international or rather supernational.

From The Open Secret of Ireland by Kettle, T. M. (Thomas Michael)

Also in medieval fairs, the assembled merchants declared their own “law merchant,” which was considered to have a supernational validity.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various

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