A transnational company has branches or owns companies in many different countries.
...large transnational corporations like those in the pharmaceutical industry.
2. adjective
Something that is transnational extends beyond the borders of a single country.
...the activities of counterfeiting and piracy, which are transnational in nature.
transnational in British English
(trænzˈnæʃənəl)
adjective
extending beyond the boundaries, interests, etc, of a single nation
transnational in American English
(trænsˈnæʃənəl; trænzˈnæʃənəl)
adjective
transcending the limits, interests, etc. of a single nation
Examples of 'transnational' in a sentence
transnational
The emergence of transnational money may signify a major turning point in political history and political theory.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGING IN TURBULENT TIMES (1980)
The economic and political power of such transnational corporations is probably too great.
Walklate, Sandra Victimology - the victim and the criminal justice process (1989)
And what about the allegedly negative impact of transnational corporations?
Christianity Today (2000)
Truly transnational environmental organizations capable of acting and performing in their own right and without regard to national boundary lines are urgently needed.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974)
Instead of being a "multinational corporation," it will have to become a "transnational confederation.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGING IN TURBULENT TIMES (1980)
But both must try to hold their liquid funds in transnational money, which is not tied to any one currency.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGING IN TURBULENT TIMES (1980)
A quarter of the world's production comes from transnational corporations.