United nations
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Definitions
- 1 an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security wordnet
- 1 An international coalition, founded in 1945 and headquartered in New York City, that aims to promote global co-operation and maintain international order. singular
"We hope in particular that the people of China will not be misled or forced into fighting against the United Nations and against the American people, who have always been and still are their friends."
- 2 The Allies of World War II; the countries fighting against the Axis Powers. historical, in-plural
"Last week plump Admiral Helfrich was not at sea, but in the United Nations' well-guarded, teeming headquarters in interior Java. Under him, in the top sea command, was a U.S. naval officer whom Admiral Helfrich and all the Dutch had learned to admire: 55-year-old Vice Admiral William A. Glassford Jr. Admiral Glassford needed more cruisers, more destroyers, more submarines for the sea defense of Java. Admiral Helfrich needed men & munitions, but especially aircraft and airmen."
Example
More examples"We hope in particular that the people of China will not be misled or forced into fighting against the United Nations and against the American people, who have always been and still are their friends."
Etymology
(international coalition): Ellipsis of United Nations Organization.