G8

See also: g8

English

Etymology

Abbreviation of Group of Eight (nations).

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G8

  1. (politics, historical, 1997–2014) The eight leading industrialized nations: Germany, Canada, the United States, France, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and Russia.
    • 2013 June 22, “T time”, in The Economist‎[1], volume 407, number 8841, archived from the original on 27 October 2020, page 68:
      The G8 leaders also called on multinationals to make a full disclosure to the taxman over how much tax they pay in different countries.
  2. The former annual meeting of their leaders (prior to Russia's 2014 expulsion from the group).

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