Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The countries of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Representatives from these countries meet to discuss economic concerns.
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- abbreviation politics, economics The eight leading
industrialized nations -Germany ,Canada , theUnited States ,France ,Italy ,Japan , theUnited Kingdom andRussia . - abbreviation The
annual meeting of theirleaders
Etymologies
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Examples
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Allowing for the fact that the G8 is a largely pointless organization and for the fact that Russia should never have become a member, a boycott at this stage seems unlikely and, probably, injudicious.
Negotiating with the Bear Helen 2006
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The G8 is an annual summit for the governments of the United States, United Kingdom, Russia, Japan, Italy, Germany, France, and Canada as well as the European Union (I know that makes 9).
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The G8 is a club of responsible global stakeholders, not a club of superpowers.
Putin's Reign 2007
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The G8 is a club of responsible global stakeholders, not a club of superpowers.
Putin's Reign 2007
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They will no longer have a voice in G8 meetings, no matter what they do.
not so fast 2005
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"South Africa broke through the barriers to give Africa permanent access to the Group of Eight most industrialized countries," he says, adding: "Being taken seriously by the G8 translates to being taken seriously by the P5" - diplomatic shorthand for the current five permanent members.
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The activists had assembled to protest the gathering of world leaders for the economic summit known as G8/G20.
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The activists had assembled to protest the gathering of world leaders for the economic summit known as G8/G20.
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And hard targets being shopped by Japan at the G8 is a waste of time at a critical juncture in the world economy. addthis_url =”; addthis_title =”; addthis_pub = ’raphaelalexander’;
Can We Drop The Global Warming Pretense Now? Please? « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008
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And hard targets being shopped by Japan at the G8 is a waste of time at a critical juncture in the world economy. addthis_url =”; addthis_title =”; addthis_pub = ’raphaelalexander’;
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