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Globalisation – Glossary
adopt verb impose verb
to decide to start using a particular idea, plan, or to introduce something such as a new law or new
method system, and force people to accept it
He decided to adopt a more radical approach to rules and regulations imposed by national
the problem. governments

consume verb in practice phrase

to use a supply of something such as time, energy, used for talking about what really happens as
or fuel opposed to what you think will or should happen
The new light bulbs consume less electricity. Drivers say we need speed limits but, in practice,
they don’t respect them.
consumerism noun [uncount]
the belief that it is good for a country if people buy inequality noun [count/uncount]
and use a lot of goods and services a situation in which people are not equal because
policies that simply promote greed and some groups have more opportunities, power, money
uncontrolled consumerism etc than others
Her book is about the inequality between women and
developing adjective men.
a developing country is poor and does not have
many industries legislation noun [uncount]
Children in many developing countries lack basic a law, or a set of laws
medical care. Under current legislation, factories must keep noise
to a minimum.
diverse adjective
very different from each other multinational adjective
The newspaper aims to cover a diverse range of a multinational company or business has offices,
issues. shops, or factories in several countries

economic adjective operate verb

relating to business, industry, and trade if an organisation or company operates, it does its
New opportunities will emerge as the economic work
climate improves. The company has been operating in Europe for two
years.
export verb
to send a product to another country so that it can pollution noun [uncount]
be sold there the process of damaging the air, water, or land with
Their flowers are exported around the world. chemicals or other substances
the pollution of local rivers
free market noun [count]
an economic system in which things such as prices product noun [count/uncount]
and pay are set as a result of competition between something that is made, grown, or obtained in large
different businesses and are not controlled by a quantities so that it can be sold
government
route noun [count]
human rights noun [plural] a way of doing something that produces a particular
the rights that everyone should have in a society, result
including the right to express opinions about the the route to success/happiness/disaster
government or to have protection from harm
We must continue to stand up for human rights. tie noun [count]
a relationship or connection between people or things
import verb The treaty should strengthen ties between the two
to buy a product from another country and bring it countries.
to your country
Germany imports clothing, textiles, and leather trade verb
goods from Pakistan. to buy or sell goods or services
We need to trade with Eastern Europe more.
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