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internationalist

internationalist

3 7.3
A person who supports cooperation between countries
  • noun
  • /ˌɪntəˈnæʃənəlɪst/
translation icon : internacionalista
  • The internationalist movement aims to promote peace and collaboration between nations.
  • liberal internationalists
  • Conservative internationalists
  • tribal internationalists

She was an internationalist and so am I.

Examples

  • As an internationalist, she believes that countries should work together to solve global issues.

  • "Foreign Relations has been kind of a wasteland," admits Senator Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.), a staunch internationalist.

    Academic text (2000)
  • She was an internationalist and so am I.

  • But he was also an internationalist whose policy toward the Soviet Union has been described as that of a "fellow-traveler."

    Academic text (1994)
  • By instinct, he is an internationalist and a free trader.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Clinton's leanings were internationalist as well.

    Academic text (2000)
  • His parents were internationalists: they had really believed in the brotherhood of man, and he had inherited that belief.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Roosevelt's decision was welcomed by internationalists in the United States who looked at it as a step to deny Italy weapons.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Both Al Gore and George W. Bush are internationalists by inclination, but their predilections are beside the point.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Internationalists simply want multiculturalism broadened to incorporate perspectives that move beyond the parochial concerns of American society.

    Academic text (1995)

Antonyms

62 6.1

A person who strongly supports their country and its interests

How Internationalist

globalist
10 6.3
cosmopolitan
  • Specialized
14 5.5
internationalist
3 7.3
regionalist
1 7.1
nationalist
62 6.1
isolationist
  • Literature
8 7.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

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

Formed by adding the common agent/affiliation suffix '-ist' to 'international', producing a noun meaning 'a supporter or advocate of internationalism'.

Etymology

Internationalist comes from inter- 'between', national 'nation', and -ist 'person who'. So an internationalist is a person who supports cooperation 'between nations' and works to bring countries together.