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noun
- the Group of Seven nations and Russia, whose heads of government meet to discuss economic matters and international relationsAbbreviation: G8
The world’s leading industrial nations (Great Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, and the United States) whose leaders meet regularly to discuss the world’s economic problems. Often called the G-8. In recent years their meetings have become the scenes of large and sometimes violent protests against the global economy.