adjective [usuallybeforenoun]
1 covering or affecting the whole world:
global issues * The commission is calling for a global ban on whaling. * the company's domestic and global markets
2 considering or including all parts of sth:
We need to take a more global approach to the problem. * global searches on the database * They sent a global e-mail to all staff.
globally adverb:
We need to start thinking globally.
