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International Ladies Garment Workers Union
(Encyclopedia)International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU), former U.S. labor union, formed in 1900 by the amalgamation of seven local unions. At the turn of the century most of the workers in the garment ind...Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
(Encyclopedia)Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), international agreement that aims to ensure that trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threate...finance
(Encyclopedia)finance, theory and practice of conducting large public and private dealings in money. Important institutions of private finance include those that deal with insurance, banking, stocks (see stock), bo...date line, international
(Encyclopedia)date line, international: see international date line. ...International Criminal Court
(Encyclopedia)International Criminal Court (ICC), first permanent world court created specifically to try individuals for genocide, war crimes, crimes of aggression, and crimes against humanity, est. 2002; located ...international date line
(Encyclopedia)international date line, imaginary line on the earth's surface, generally following the 180° meridian of longitude, where, by international agreement, travelers change dates. Traveling eastward acros...International Development Association
(Encyclopedia)International Development Association: see International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. ...International Finance Corporation
(Encyclopedia)International Finance Corporation: see International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. ...International Geophysical Year
(Encyclopedia)International Geophysical Year (IGY), 18-month period from July, 1957, through Dec., 1958, during a period of maximum sunspot activity, designated for cooperative study of the solar-terrestrial enviro...international gold standard
(Encyclopedia)international gold standard: see international monetary system. ...Browse by Subject
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