supernational

[soo-per-nash-uh-nl]

adjective

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

supernational

/ ˌsuːpəˈnæʃnəl /

adjective

1. a less common word for supranational

Other Word Forms

• supernationalist noun
• supernationally adverb
• supernationalism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of supernational¹

First recorded in 1910–15; super- + national

Example Sentences

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.

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Even supporters of same-sex marriage such as former Costa Rican Vice President Kevin Casas-Zamora warned that supernational bodies hurt themselves by failing to show a level of “self-restraint” on hot-button political and social issues.

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But these bonds should be governed on a supernational level to prevent abuse and new spendthrift debt piling.

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It is international, and independent in a supernational unity.

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It is admitted that the Catholic Church exists in many nations; that it is dominated, at least in a great degree, by the Bishop of Rome—that it is international in that sense, and that in that sense it has what may be called a "supernational unity."

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