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Drone show over the international pavilions at Expo 2025 Osaka

Glossary

Glossary of Expo terms

Commissioner general, national section, recognized Expo: the words of Expos have precise meanings, many of them set by the 1928 Convention. This glossary explains them in plain language, with the source behind each definition.

Pavilion hosts on stage at Expo 2012 Yeosu

HOW THE RULES WORK

See how the 1928 Convention, the 1972 Protocol and the 1988 amendment shaped the categories of Expos.

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