supranational

adjective

su·pra·na·tion·al ˌsü-prə-ˈna-sh(ə-)nəl

-ˌprä-

: transcending national boundaries, authority, or interests

a supranational authority, regulating ocean usage—

N. H. Jacoby

supranationality

ˌsü-prə-ˌna-shə-ˈna-lə-tē

-ˌprä-

noun

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The only plausible way Europe can achieve what the authors lay out is by turning the European Union into a supranational empire, with all the resultant repressions that come from creating such an entity. —

Sumantra Maitra, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024 Key to this outcome is a complex struggle between national tax sovereignty and supranational authority. —

Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024 Many Russians are convinced that U.S. leaders’ references to a supranational web of norms, laws, and partnerships are merely smokescreens for the cooptation that lies at the core of American foreign policy. —

Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2024 In the early 2000s, several member states of the European Union engaged in creative accounting in order to artificially comply with supranational fiscal rules. —

Luis R. Martínez, Foreign Affairs, 10 May 2023 See all Example Sentences for supranational