Second International

noun

an international association formed in 1889 in Paris, uniting socialistic groups or parties of various countries and holding international congresses from time to time: in 1923 it joined with the Vienna International to form the Labor and Socialist International. Compare international (def. 6).

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Second International

—n
1.	the Second International See also Labour and Socialist International an international association of socialist parties and trade unions that began in Paris in 1889 and collapsed during World War I. The right-wing elements reassembled at Berne in 1919
2.	another name for the Labour and Socialist International

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