Transnational
adjective
Existing or happening between many countries.
The transnational corporation has offices in over 30 countries.
Often appears as...
- transnational corporation
- transnational issues
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Formal
Academic
adjective
Involving people or companies from different countries working together for a common goal.
The research project was a transnational effort involving scientists from around the globe.
Often appears as...
- transnational effort
- transnational team
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Formal
Academic
adjective
Existing or happening between many countries.
The transnational corporation has offices in over 30 countries.
Often appears as...
- transnational corporation
- transnational issues
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
adjective
Involving people or companies from different countries working together for a common goal.
The research project was a transnational effort involving scientists from around the globe.
Often appears as...
- transnational effort
- transnational team
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Widespread Influence
Transnational events or entities are influential across many countries, not just regionally or locally.
Transnational trends often set the standard in fashion and technology globally.
Pro Tip 2/3Legal Complexity
Transnational activities can involve complex legal situations due to differing laws between countries.
Transnational businesses must navigate varying tax codes and trade regulations.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Exchange
Transnational interactions often lead to an exchange of cultural ideas and practices.
Transnational festivals are excellent venues for cultural sharing and understanding.
Pro Tip 1/3Widespread Influence
Transnational events or entities are influential across many countries, not just regionally or locally.
Transnational trends often set the standard in fashion and technology globally.
Pro Tip 2/3Legal Complexity
Transnational activities can involve complex legal situations due to differing laws between countries.
Transnational businesses must navigate varying tax codes and trade regulations.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Exchange
Transnational interactions often lead to an exchange of cultural ideas and practices.
Transnational festivals are excellent venues for cultural sharing and understanding.
Pro Tip 1/3Widespread Influence
Transnational events or entities are influential across many countries, not just regionally or locally.
Transnational trends often set the standard in fashion and technology globally.
Pro Tip 2/3Legal Complexity
Transnational activities can involve complex legal situations due to differing laws between countries.
Transnational businesses must navigate varying tax codes and trade regulations.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Exchange
Transnational interactions often lead to an exchange of cultural ideas and practices.
Transnational festivals are excellent venues for cultural sharing and understanding.
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globalintercontinentalinternationalmultilateralmultinationaloverseasworldwide
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A global culture to...
the ground and what's needed is a genuine transnational youth-led movement that works to actively advocate for the democratic culture which is necessarily more than just elections but without freedom of speech you can't have free and fair elections without human rights you don't have the protection granted to
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How the Panama Papers...
they'll want that story right away. And to be frank, when you get a good story, you like to keep the glory to yourself. But there's no doubt that we live in a shrinking world, and that the media has largely been slow to wake up to this. The issues we report on are more and more transnational.
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Maajid Nawaz: A global...
are connecting them across the world. If you look at the rise of far-right fascism across Europe of late, you will see some things that are happening that are influencing domestic politics, yet the phenomenon is transnational. In certain countries, mosque minarets are being banned.
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Storytellers Summit Day...
4250 animals I'm really beginning to understand the numbers and the transnational scale industry I've been to customs warehouses and remote border towns and track down middlemen and I've gone undercover in the biggest market for wildlife products in the world China
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Auret van Heerden:...
that's the difference between staying in business or going bankrupt. That makes a difference. So what we've been able to do is we've been able to harness the power and the influence of the only truly transnational institution
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Benjamin Barber: Why...
autonomous, sovereign nation-states with jurisdictions and territories separate from one another, each claiming to be able to solve the problem of its own people. Twenty-first-century, transnational world
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What obligation do...
And we need a transnational movement, where these spaces can learn from each other, just like cities have, about everything from urban farming to public art to rapid transit. Humanity moves forward
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Who controls the world?...
lot of data and because we wanted to find out who rules the world we decided to focus on transnational corporations or TNC is for short these are companies that operate in more than one country
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Family, hope and...
Real lives hung in the balance every time he crossed people. For the last 20 years, I've documented one of the largest transnational migrations in world history,
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Where foreign laws and...
we live in a world where crime is increasingly transnational in this
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A global culture to...
the ground and what's needed is a genuine transnational youth-led movement that works to actively advocate for the democratic culture which is necessarily more than just elections but without freedom of speech you can't have free and fair elections without human rights you don't have the protection granted to
Video examples
How the Panama Papers...
they'll want that story right away. And to be frank, when you get a good story, you like to keep the glory to yourself. But there's no doubt that we live in a shrinking world, and that the media has largely been slow to wake up to this. The issues we report on are more and more transnational.
Video examples
Maajid Nawaz: A global...
are connecting them across the world. If you look at the rise of far-right fascism across Europe of late, you will see some things that are happening that are influencing domestic politics, yet the phenomenon is transnational. In certain countries, mosque minarets are being banned.
Video examples
Storytellers Summit Day...
4250 animals I'm really beginning to understand the numbers and the transnational scale industry I've been to customs warehouses and remote border towns and track down middlemen and I've gone undercover in the biggest market for wildlife products in the world China
Video examples
Auret van Heerden:...
that's the difference between staying in business or going bankrupt. That makes a difference. So what we've been able to do is we've been able to harness the power and the influence of the only truly transnational institution
Video examples
Benjamin Barber: Why...
autonomous, sovereign nation-states with jurisdictions and territories separate from one another, each claiming to be able to solve the problem of its own people. Twenty-first-century, transnational world
Video examples
What obligation do...
And we need a transnational movement, where these spaces can learn from each other, just like cities have, about everything from urban farming to public art to rapid transit. Humanity moves forward
Video examples
Who controls the world?...
lot of data and because we wanted to find out who rules the world we decided to focus on transnational corporations or TNC is for short these are companies that operate in more than one country
Video examples
Family, hope and...
Real lives hung in the balance every time he crossed people. For the last 20 years, I've documented one of the largest transnational migrations in world history,
Video examples
Where foreign laws and...
we live in a world where crime is increasingly transnational in this
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Will Hurd
American Politician
Whether you are on the left or the right, we should all agree that organized human smugglers are putting innocent lives at risk. As a former undercover officer in the CIA, I am appalled that we are not maximizing the use of intelligence to deny and disrupt these transnational smuggling networks.
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Paul Hawken
American Environmentalist
And also, more and more businesses really want to do the right thing. They feel better about themselves, their workers feel better, and so do their customers. I think this is equally true in the transnational corporations, but it is harder to express in those situations.
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John Elkann
Italian Businessman
Avoiding the all-too-typical divisive trappings of a takeover and creating instead a shared transnational culture - this is one of the most important lessons learned from combining Fiat and Chrysler to create FCA.
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Warren Christopher
American Statesman
Probably the most useful thing I can do as secretary of state is to assist the president in adapting and renewing the transnational institutions that were created after World War II.
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Jamal Khashoggi
Saudi Arabian Author
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events. More important, we need to provide a platform for Arab voices.
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Yo-Yo Ma
American Musician
Music has always been transnational; people pick up whatever interests them, and certainly a lot of classical music has absorbed influences from all over the world.
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Geoff Mulgan
English Educator
Democratic nation states remain far more capable of managing the circuit of coercion, taxation and legitimation than any transnational bodies.
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Rand Beers
American Public Servant
The expansion and sophistication of transnational crime represents one of the most dangerous threats we confront in the next millennium.
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Jared Cohen
American Businessman
By definition, transnational crime crosses borders, but efforts to combat it mostly do not.
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Patricia Espinosa
Mexican Politician
Transnational organized crime does not recognize any borders.
Quote examples
Will Hurd
American Politician
Whether you are on the left or the right, we should all agree that organized human smugglers are putting innocent lives at risk. As a former undercover officer in the CIA, I am appalled that we are not maximizing the use of intelligence to deny and disrupt these transnational smuggling networks.
Quote examples
Paul Hawken
American Environmentalist
And also, more and more businesses really want to do the right thing. They feel better about themselves, their workers feel better, and so do their customers. I think this is equally true in the transnational corporations, but it is harder to express in those situations.
Quote examples
John Elkann
Italian Businessman
Avoiding the all-too-typical divisive trappings of a takeover and creating instead a shared transnational culture - this is one of the most important lessons learned from combining Fiat and Chrysler to create FCA.
Quote examples
Warren Christopher
American Statesman
Probably the most useful thing I can do as secretary of state is to assist the president in adapting and renewing the transnational institutions that were created after World War II.
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Jamal Khashoggi
Saudi Arabian Author
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events. More important, we need to provide a platform for Arab voices.
Quote examples
Yo-Yo Ma
American Musician
Music has always been transnational; people pick up whatever interests them, and certainly a lot of classical music has absorbed influences from all over the world.
Quote examples
Geoff Mulgan
English Educator
Democratic nation states remain far more capable of managing the circuit of coercion, taxation and legitimation than any transnational bodies.
Quote examples
Rand Beers
American Public Servant
The expansion and sophistication of transnational crime represents one of the most dangerous threats we confront in the next millennium.
Quote examples
Jared Cohen
American Businessman
By definition, transnational crime crosses borders, but efforts to combat it mostly do not.
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Patricia Espinosa
Mexican Politician
Transnational organized crime does not recognize any borders.
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