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internationalist

internationalist

3 7.0
Supporting greater cooperation between countries
  • adjective
  • /ˌɪntəˈnæʃənəlɪst/
translation icon : internacionalista
  • The circumstances of World War I gave momentum to an internationalist movement.
  • liberal internationalist
  • internationalist faction
  • internationalist outlook

Examples

  • I am of the view that the best of this new internationalist work has greatly enriched Area Studies.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Instead, it is persuading the American people to pay more than lip service to their internationalist beliefs.

    Academic text (2000)
  • What Asia wants and needs is an open and internationalist United States.

    Academic text (2008)
  • But the Russians generally portrayed him as a progressive and internationalist figure, whatever his other views.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The ultimate responsibility for convincing the public to act on its internationalist beliefs lies with the White House.

    Academic text (2000)
  • We're fulfilling an elementary internationalist duty when we're helping the people of Angola.

  • Moreover, the American public's internationalist attitudes span all parts of the country and key demographic groups.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Winning the World Cup brought on paroxysms of patriotism in some very internationalist Frenchmen and women.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Japan has not known a wealthy, powerful, confident, and internationalist China since its modernization during the Meiji era.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Many young activists identify as internationalist in their approach to climate change, advocating for global cooperation.

Synonyms

globalist
vsinternationalist
4 6.8

Supporting more cooperation and connection between countries, especially in trade and politics

emphasizes cooperation in principle rather than specific integration measures
internationalistic
vsinternationalist
8.1

Supporting cooperation and understanding between countries

is the same belief expressed as support for the general principle of cooperation

How Internationalist

globalist
10 6.3
cosmopolitan
  • Specialized
14 5.5
internationalist
3 7.0
nationalist
57 6.4
isolationist
  • Literature
8 7.5

Surface Forms

internationalist positive

Morphology

internationalist = international (transparent) = inter + nation + al + ist

The adjective 'international' plus the productive agent/ideological suffix '-ist' yields an adjective meaning 'supporting or relating to internationalism', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Internationalist comes from inter- meaning 'between', national meaning 'nation', and the ending -ist showing a belief or position. So an internationalist view or policy supports working 'between nations', which is why an internationalist approach favours cooperation among countries.