Common Market

Speech parts

1. Common Market - Noun

2. Common Market - Proper noun

Meaning

an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Europe European Union eu EEC free trade European Community European Economic Community free port EC

Hypernyms

international organization international organisation global organization world organisation world organization

Examples

Through me the energy policy of the whole Common Market is being held up. Without opening old wounds, it pleases me no end. Tony Benn

The Common Market. The so-called Common Market of six nations. Know them all well. Very recently this country spent a great deal of blood and treasure rescuing four of 'em from attacks by the other two. Clement Attlee

[Edward Heath], who sold out Britain's interests to the Common Market and gave our sovereignty away without our consent-with support of Mr Thorpe and the Liberals-is not entitled to wave the Union Jack to get himself out of the mess. Tony Benn

First of all, please make sure that you go and vote in the Common Market referendum on Thursday. And secondly, the Government asks you to vote 'Yes', clearly and unmistakeably. James Callaghan

No child, I think, can walk through a common market or slaughter-house without receiving moral injury; nor am I quite sure that any virtuous adult can. William Alcott

It's political glue inside Europe to keep it together - the euro is the best thing going for it since the creation of the common market. Robert Mundell

Close letter words and terms

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