globalization
- noun
- /ˌɡloʊbələˈzeɪʃən/
- US
- Critics argue that globalization can lead to economic inequality and cultural homogenization.
- impact of globalization
- globalization affects
- economic globalization
Additionally, there is a globalization of music we've never seen before.
- Additionally, there is a globalization of music we've never seen before.
- Well, the world before globalization was a mosaic.
- Now our whole supply chain is baked in to the globalization that that you're talking about.
- So, for example, we're in a second globalization.
- These standards could shape the progress towards fair globalization.
- I, you know, we're in a moment in time where national power is on the wane with the rise of globalization.
- The anti globalization movement, what exactly did they want?
- So this property of globalization is similar.
- And so globalization is hated by people.
Examples
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To what extent are Kuwaiti students aware of the phenomenon of globalization and its implications?
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We find that, under these circumstances, financial globalization can be beneficial.
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I mean, to me, the globalization of music is, is very important.
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Globalization is here to stay, so together let's think about the type of globalization we want and need.
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To what extent do you think globalization has affected your English learning experience at the department?
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And, of course, we're living in the golden age of communications because of globalization.
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Do you think the process of globalization has brought any implications to your everyday life?
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Recent research has shown the empirical evidence for globalization of corporate innovation is very limited.
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We face a backlash of millions of people, particularly in the West who feels that globalization is not working.
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Although the participants were aware that globalization is a reality, they were unable to understand its far-reaching implications.
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Synonyms
Bringing a place or system under the control of several countries
Antonyms
- Specialized
Changing a product so it fits the language and ways of people in a country
How Global
- US
- US
- Formal
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Globalization comes from global, which comes from the Latin globus meaning 'globe', and the ending -ization that shows a 'process'. So, globalization is the process of making businesses, cultures, or ideas connected across the whole world.