international community
World's collective voice
The international community is a rhetorical abstraction referring to nations acting in concert, or the collective opinion of world governments.
In practice, it often means powerful Western nations and their allies: The international community condemned the invasion.
The phrase implies consensus that may not exist, lending moral weight to positions held by some countries but not others.
- free worldExistence without restrictions
- world stageInternational sphere of action
- multilateralismMulti-party international cooperation
- worldPlanet or realm
- world leadersThose governing nations
human rights · human rights violations · global citizenship · diplomatic relations · state sovereignty · global security · cultural exchange · diaspora · peacekeeping operations · peace talks · self-determination · war crimes tribunal · diplomatic recognition · NGOs · conflict resolution · foreign policy · refugee · aid workers
- sovereigntystatehood, state, state sovereignty, popular sovereignty, territorial sovereignty
international communitynation-state
Sovereign political territory
sovereign state · national government · domestic sphere · municipality · local government
international communityrogue state
Hostile, isolated country
pariah state · unilateralism · hegemon · rogue nation · imperial power
international communityunilateralism
Acting without international cooperation
isolationism · national sovereignty · autarky · nationalism · America First
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