noun
an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security (Freq. 4)
• Syn: ↑UN
• Hypernyms: ↑world organization, ↑world organisation, ↑international organization, ↑international organisation, ↑global organization
• Member Meronyms:
↑General Assembly, ↑United Nations Secretariat, ↑Security Council, ↑SC, ↑Trusteeship Council, ↑TC, ↑Economic and Social Council, ↑ECOSOC, ↑Economic and Social Council commission, ↑ECOSOC commission, ↑International Court of Justice, ↑World Court, ↑United Nations agency, ↑UN agency
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noun
the United Nations
: an international organization that helps to solve world conflicts peacefully — abbr. UN or U.N.
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an association of many countries which aims to improve economic and social conditions and to solve political problems in the world in a peaceful way
Culture:
The United Nations was formed in 1945, and replaced the League of Nations. Most of the world’s independent states are members, and each has one vote in the ↑General Assembly. The ↑United Nations Security Council has the power to take military or economic action to settle international disputes. Other branches of the United Nations include the World Bank, the International Court of Justice in The Netherlands, and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.