Merriam Webster's College Dictionary defines international as "relating to, or affecting two or more nations." It defines an organization as being an "administrative and functional structure." Therefore, the term "international organization" can be defined as an administrative structure that affects many nations. The United Nations is an example of an international organization. . The name "United Nations" was first suggested in 1942 by Franklin D. Roosevelt, president of the United States of America at that time (Baehr, 1992). …showed first 75 words of 1689 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1689 total…take instructions from any external form of government (Riggs, 1994). References 1) Riggs, Roberts E. (1994) The United Nations: International organization and world Politics. Wadsworth Publishing Company. 2) Luard, Evan (1979) The United Nations: How it works and what it does. New York: St. Martin's Press. 3) Baehr, Peter R. & Gordenker, Leon (1992). The United Nations in the 1990's. New York: St. Martin's Press. 4) Everyone's United Nations: A handbook on the works of the United Nations. New York: United Nations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**