Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
You can use global to describe something that happens in all parts of the world or affects all parts of the world.
...a global ban on nuclear testing...
On a global scale, AIDS may well become the leading cause of infant death.
= worldwide
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• globally
...a globally familiar trade name.
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2.
A global view or vision of a situation is one in which all the different aspects of it are considered.
...the global view, the ability to make wider decisions based on a knowledge of all the facts, not just some of them.
...a global vision of contemporary societies.
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