A supranational union, sometimes also called a supranational state, is a group of countries that has:some of the traits of a regional international organization and some of the traits of a federal state or a confederation, In other words, it is a hybrid or transitional institution. Some decisions need the member states' consensus (intergovernmentalism) and others need only a majority, either of the member states or of elected representatives (supranationalism).
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