expansionism
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ex·pan·sion·ism
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Definition of expansionism
: a policy or practice of expansion and especially of territorial expansion by a nation
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Other Words from expansionism
expansionist
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expansionist
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Examples of expansionism in a Sentence
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Historical Baltic and Polish fears of Russian expansionism make sense from above. — The Economist, "Europe’s long vacation flight home," 29 Aug. 2019 Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates remain united in opposing Iranian expansionism: both support sweeping US sanctions against Tehran and their militaries co-ordinate closely. — Tim Lister, CNN, "Cracks are appearing in the Mideast's most important alliance. That's bad news for Trump," 22 Aug. 2019 True, expansionism has won just about every time, but there is still room to fight. — Nick Martin, The New Republic, "The Colonizers Have Turned Their Eyes to Greenland," 16 Aug. 2019 Greatly concerned about China’s economic and diplomatic expansionism in the Indo-Pacific, India has turned to the U.S for support. — Paula J. Dobriansky, WSJ, "India Can Become a Key U.S. Partner," 20 Aug. 2018 Between brutal civil wars, violent extremism, spreading autocracy, rising inequality, territorial expansionism, election interference, and nuclear proliferation, our policymakers have their hands full. — Joe Sestak, Fortune, "Joe Sestak: Why America Needs an Accountable President Again," 16 July 2019 And this is coupled with a deeply American fear that our consumerism can be used against us should the people who make our products overseas finally get fed up with sweat-shop labor in the service of U.S. expansionism. — Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, "How 'Child's Play' Builds on the Legacy of Horror Remakes," 23 June 2019 China tries to frame the freedom-of-navigation operations as driven by U.S. expansionism. — Jonas Parello-plesner, WSJ, "The French Navy Stands Up to China," 7 June 2018 The linchpins of the effort are Israel and Saudi Arabia, which share a fear of Iranian expansionism and are the closest U.S. allies in the region. — Karen Elliott House, WSJ, "Will Netanyahu Go to Riyadh?," 6 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'expansionism.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for expansionism
expansionism
noun
English Language Learners Definition of expansionism
: the belief that a country should grow larger : a policy of increasing a country's size by expanding its territory
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