global

Universal Words 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.