expansionism
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7.5
- noun
- /ɪkˈspænʃənɪzəm/
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expansionismo
- Critics argue that the government's military strategies are a form of expansionism aimed at gaining influence over neighboring regions.
- Soviet expansionism
- American expansionism
- tendency toward expansionism
Of course, a driver of Russian expansionism was also the exploitation of resources.
- Of course, a driver of Russian expansionism was also the exploitation of resources.
Examples
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Saudi Arabia and Bahrain decry Iranian expansionism and fear Tehran's interference in their internal affairs.
Academic text (2008) -
Such fears of Soviet power and expansionism continued to dominate the outlook of the new Republican administration.
Academic text (1990) -
I do not believe that this expansionism is new or unique to virtual reality.
Academic text (1997) -
Of course, a driver of Russian expansionism was also the exploitation of resources.
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For the United States, concerned about Soviet expansionism, Pakistan's importance rose.
Academic text (2009) -
Pathocracy has other internal reasons for pursuing expansionism through the use of all means possible.
Blog text (2) -
According to John Lewis Gaddis, the American policy of containing potential Soviet expansionism had three distinct components.
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The West must seek to create counterweights to Russia's expansionism and not place all its chips on Russian domestic reform.
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Pakistan was hailed during the 1950s as a frontline bulwark against communist expansionism.
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The threat posed by Soviet expansionism, though real, was easily exaggerated, spurring periodic bouts of national hysteria.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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8.0
A policy in which a country takes control of other countries, often by taking land or using force
22
7.4
Control of one country by people from another country who live there and take its resources for profit
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8.4
A political idea to control and expand a country's land and borders
A process when a country takes control of other lands and people
Antonyms
- Literature
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7.7
A country's choice to avoid political and economic contact with other countries
How Expansionist
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Expansionism comes from the verb expand, which means 'to spread out', and the ending -ism, which means 'a belief or policy'. So, expansionism is the idea or policy of a country spreading its land, power, or influence into other places.