internationalist
- noun
- /ˌɪntəˈnæʃənəlɪst/
- 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.
- She was an internationalist and so am I.
Examples
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As an internationalist, she believes that countries should work together to solve global issues.
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"Foreign Relations has been kind of a wasteland," admits Senator Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.), a staunch internationalist.
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She was an internationalist and so am I.
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But he was also an internationalist whose policy toward the Soviet Union has been described as that of a "fellow-traveler."
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By instinct, he is an internationalist and a free trader.
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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.
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Both Al Gore and George W. Bush are internationalists by inclination, but their predilections are beside the point.
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Internationalists simply want multiculturalism broadened to incorporate perspectives that move beyond the parochial concerns of American society.
Academic text (1995)
Antonyms
How Internationalist
- Specialized
- Literature
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.