Globalize
verb
To make something cover, influence, or occur in all parts of the world.
The fast food industry has globalized more rapidly than any other industry.
Often appears as...
- globalize the market
- globalize a company
verb
To cause something to affect the entire world or become global.
The internet has globalized communication in a way that was unthinkable a few decades ago.
Often appears as...
- globalize communication
- globalize a phenomenon
verb
To operate an organization, especially a company, in many countries around the world.
As many local businesses grow, they aim to globalize their operations.
Often appears as...
- globalize operations
- globalize business
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Formal
Technical
verb
To make something cover, influence, or occur in all parts of the world.
The fast food industry has globalized more rapidly than any other industry.
Often appears as...
- globalize the market
- globalize a company
verb
To cause something to affect the entire world or become global.
The internet has globalized communication in a way that was unthinkable a few decades ago.
Often appears as...
- globalize communication
- globalize a phenomenon
verb
To operate an organization, especially a company, in many countries around the world.
As many local businesses grow, they aim to globalize their operations.
Often appears as...
- globalize operations
- globalize business
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Global Impact
Think of 'globalize' as actions or policies widening their reach across the entire planet.
Efforts to globalize healthcare standards can improve lives worldwide.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Positive
'Globalize' may refer to negative spread, like diseases or environmental issues, not just businesses or culture.
Globalizing plastic waste is a major environmental concern.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Exchange
Globalization can imply the worldwide mixing and influence of cultures.
Sushi has globalized, with restaurants found in nearly every major city.
Pro Tip 1/3Global Impact
Think of 'globalize' as actions or policies widening their reach across the entire planet.
Efforts to globalize healthcare standards can improve lives worldwide.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Positive
'Globalize' may refer to negative spread, like diseases or environmental issues, not just businesses or culture.
Globalizing plastic waste is a major environmental concern.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Exchange
Globalization can imply the worldwide mixing and influence of cultures.
Sushi has globalized, with restaurants found in nearly every major city.
Pro Tip 1/3Global Impact
Think of 'globalize' as actions or policies widening their reach across the entire planet.
Efforts to globalize healthcare standards can improve lives worldwide.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Positive
'Globalize' may refer to negative spread, like diseases or environmental issues, not just businesses or culture.
Globalizing plastic waste is a major environmental concern.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Exchange
Globalization can imply the worldwide mixing and influence of cultures.
Sushi has globalized, with restaurants found in nearly every major city.
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Nationalism vs....
and we try to make sense of the world by telling stories. And for the last few decades, we had a very simple and very attractive story about what's happening in the world. And the story said that, oh, what's happening is that the economy is being globalized, politics is being liberalized,
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Which country does the...
We've somehow got to get our act together and we've got to figure out how to globalize the solutions better so that we don't simply become a species which is the victim of the globalization of problems. Why are we so slow at achieving these advances? What's the reason for it?
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Charmian Gooch: Meet...
So this is change happening. This is progress. But we're not there yet, by far. Because it really isn't about corruption somewhere over there, is it? In a globalized world, corruption is a truly globalized business, and one that needs global solutions,
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Our refugee system is...
for a changing and globalized world. And so what I want to do is take a step back and ask two really fundamental questions, the two questions we all need to ask. First, why is the current system not working? And second, what can we do to fix it?
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From the top of the food...
cloning woolly mammoths from frozen remains. But even if it's not possible, we can still restore many of the ecosystems the world has lost. How? By making use of abandoned farms. As the market for food is globalized,
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Mike O'Sullivan: The end...
and further exposed the frailties of the globalized world order. In past international crises, most of them economic or geopolitical, there has usually ultimately been a sense of a committee to save the world.
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James B. Glattfelder:...
It would be really great if it has the power to help end the gridlock created by conflicting ideas, which appears to be paralyzing our globalized world. Reality is so complex, we need to move away from dogma.
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Is invisibility the...
modern social activist globalized YouTube Indonesia and local governments are managing to modify those for the life of our forefathers type Indonesia and actually it works pretty well now
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Welcome to Atlantium,...
the purpose of atlantean is to give people a vision of how a globalized world could properly function in which everyone has the possibility of
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How pandemics spread
We live in an interconnected, an increasingly globalized world. Thanks to international jet travel, people and the diseases they carry
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Nationalism vs....
and we try to make sense of the world by telling stories. And for the last few decades, we had a very simple and very attractive story about what's happening in the world. And the story said that, oh, what's happening is that the economy is being globalized, politics is being liberalized,
Video examples
Which country does the...
We've somehow got to get our act together and we've got to figure out how to globalize the solutions better so that we don't simply become a species which is the victim of the globalization of problems. Why are we so slow at achieving these advances? What's the reason for it?
Video examples
Charmian Gooch: Meet...
So this is change happening. This is progress. But we're not there yet, by far. Because it really isn't about corruption somewhere over there, is it? In a globalized world, corruption is a truly globalized business, and one that needs global solutions,
Video examples
Our refugee system is...
for a changing and globalized world. And so what I want to do is take a step back and ask two really fundamental questions, the two questions we all need to ask. First, why is the current system not working? And second, what can we do to fix it?
Video examples
From the top of the food...
cloning woolly mammoths from frozen remains. But even if it's not possible, we can still restore many of the ecosystems the world has lost. How? By making use of abandoned farms. As the market for food is globalized,
Video examples
Mike O'Sullivan: The end...
and further exposed the frailties of the globalized world order. In past international crises, most of them economic or geopolitical, there has usually ultimately been a sense of a committee to save the world.
Video examples
James B. Glattfelder:...
It would be really great if it has the power to help end the gridlock created by conflicting ideas, which appears to be paralyzing our globalized world. Reality is so complex, we need to move away from dogma.
Video examples
Is invisibility the...
modern social activist globalized YouTube Indonesia and local governments are managing to modify those for the life of our forefathers type Indonesia and actually it works pretty well now
Video examples
Welcome to Atlantium,...
the purpose of atlantean is to give people a vision of how a globalized world could properly function in which everyone has the possibility of
Video examples
How pandemics spread
We live in an interconnected, an increasingly globalized world. Thanks to international jet travel, people and the diseases they carry
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Guy Standing
English Actor
We need a new model of social protection. Let us accept that jobs are not the magic solution - and that in a globalised market, job guarantees are a false promise. Let us accept flexible labour, too. But in return, let us have a society in which everybody has a right to basic security and a more equal access to other insurance-based schemes.
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Gavin Esler
Scottish Journalist
Privacy is dead. We live in a world of instantaneous, globalised gossip. The idea that there is a 'private' sphere and a 'public' sphere for world leaders, politicians or anyone in the public eye is slowly disintegrating. The death of privacy will have a profound effect on who our leaders will be in the future.
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James Watkins
English Director
Where previously the international underworld was a world of local, often-warring mafia territories, it has become globalised. The criminal has become corporate, and the corporate has become criminal. Organised crime has become very organised indeed.
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Lakhdar Brahimi
Algerian Public Servant
In the globalized world that is ours, maybe we are moving towards a global village, but that global village brings in a lot of different people, a lot of different ideas, lots of different backgrounds, lots of different aspirations.
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Jon Meacham
American Editor
A globalized world is by now a familiar fact of life. Building walls or moats may sound appealing, but the future belongs to those who tend to their people and then boldly engage the rest of the world, near and far.
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Gary Neville
English Athlete
As football gets more globalised, it's probably more important than ever to have one or two players in your team who have grown up in the same streets or been to the same schools as the hard-core fans.
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Jose Manuel Barroso
Portuguese Politician
I think diversity can also be a resource, an asset, especially in a world that is becoming globalized, to deal with difference, to deal with variety, to deal with complexity.
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Joschka Fischer
German Politician
What will we do in a globalised world? All human beings are equal, so they have the same right to have the same lifestyle-the same social security, jobs, education.
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Fidel Castro
Statesman
What prevails in every corner of this globalized world is the real struggle of our species for its own survival.
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Pankaj Mishra
Indian Novelist
Gandhi's ideas were rooted in a wide experience of a freshly globalized world.
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Guy Standing
English Actor
We need a new model of social protection. Let us accept that jobs are not the magic solution - and that in a globalised market, job guarantees are a false promise. Let us accept flexible labour, too. But in return, let us have a society in which everybody has a right to basic security and a more equal access to other insurance-based schemes.
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Gavin Esler
Scottish Journalist
Privacy is dead. We live in a world of instantaneous, globalised gossip. The idea that there is a 'private' sphere and a 'public' sphere for world leaders, politicians or anyone in the public eye is slowly disintegrating. The death of privacy will have a profound effect on who our leaders will be in the future.
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James Watkins
English Director
Where previously the international underworld was a world of local, often-warring mafia territories, it has become globalised. The criminal has become corporate, and the corporate has become criminal. Organised crime has become very organised indeed.
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Lakhdar Brahimi
Algerian Public Servant
In the globalized world that is ours, maybe we are moving towards a global village, but that global village brings in a lot of different people, a lot of different ideas, lots of different backgrounds, lots of different aspirations.
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Jon Meacham
American Editor
A globalized world is by now a familiar fact of life. Building walls or moats may sound appealing, but the future belongs to those who tend to their people and then boldly engage the rest of the world, near and far.
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Gary Neville
English Athlete
As football gets more globalised, it's probably more important than ever to have one or two players in your team who have grown up in the same streets or been to the same schools as the hard-core fans.
Quote examples
Jose Manuel Barroso
Portuguese Politician
I think diversity can also be a resource, an asset, especially in a world that is becoming globalized, to deal with difference, to deal with variety, to deal with complexity.
Quote examples
Joschka Fischer
German Politician
What will we do in a globalised world? All human beings are equal, so they have the same right to have the same lifestyle-the same social security, jobs, education.
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Fidel Castro
Statesman
What prevails in every corner of this globalized world is the real struggle of our species for its own survival.
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Pankaj Mishra
Indian Novelist
Gandhi's ideas were rooted in a wide experience of a freshly globalized world.
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