When the Chinese women's volleyball team won the title, the whole nation cheered.
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举 here means "the whole, all", as in 举世 "the whole world". 举国 is formal and typical of the news: 举国上下 "the whole country, from top to bottom", 举国关注 "the focus of the whole nation", 举国哀悼 "national mourning".
