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international

/ˌɪn.(t)ɚˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l/ noun C2
  1. A transnational organization of political parties of similar ideology.

Plural internationals

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It’s a vital international problem that you have to solve.
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 8 · B2
“‘The defeat of the Light Blues may be entirely attributed to the unfortunate absence of the crack International, Godfrey Staunton, whose want was felt at every instant of the game.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 120 · C1
I didn’t think there was a soul in England who didn’t know Godfrey Staunton, the crack three-quarter, Cambridge, Blackheath, and five Internationals.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 101 · C1
In an incoherent and, as I deeply feel, an entirely inadequate fashion, I have endeavoured to give some account of my strange experiences in his company from the chance which first brought us together at the period of the “Study in Scarlet,” up to the time of his interference in the matter of the “Naval Treaty”—an interference which had the unquestionable effect of preventing a serious international complication.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 101 · B2

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