isolationism
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7.7
- noun
- /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃənɪzəm/
- Literature
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aislacionismo
- And nothing in the polls suggests that isolationism or unilateralism has much appeal.
- isolationism versus internationalism
- protectionism and isolationism
- isolationism and unilateralism
Next up, we have Mark Carney on American isolationism and how it is a failure connecting it to Brexit.
- Next up, we have Mark Carney on American isolationism and how it is a failure connecting it to Brexit.
- I think the the withdrawal, the timing of the withdrawal speaks to the the kind of uptick that we're seeing in in neo isolationism across the world.
- Talk a little bit about how that charge of isolationism became, you know, a a concept.
Examples
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We can choose isolationism, withdrawal and nationalism.
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The nation retreated into isolationism in an attempt to solve its domestic woes.
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Thus, our period of isolationism came to a close.
Academic text (1992) -
Today, our country is showing the effects of a kind of moral isolationism where everyone looks out solely for ourselves.
Academic text (1991) -
Without it, protectionism, isolationism, and a decrease in global economic growth will result.
Academic text (1994) -
As history makes clear, hard times can stoke protectionism and isolationism.
Academic text (2012) -
The United States returned to a policy of near-isolationism, concentrating its efforts in the Americas.
Academic text (2004) -
However, years of pacifism, isolationism and non interventionism have caused the US Navy and Army to lag behind.
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The unfolding of this debate suggested that new forms of traditional isolationism and internationalism still comprise the major poles.
Academic text (1999) -
The nation retreated into isolationism in an attempt to solve its domestic woes.
Synonyms
27
5.3
A country's policy of staying apart from other countries' politics and trade
1
7.6
A policy of not getting involved in other countries' wars or politics
1
7.5
Not getting involved in other countries' or people's affairs
Antonyms
How Isolationist
- Literature
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7.7
22
4.4
443
2.5
3
6.0
2
7.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Isolationism comes from isolate, a word that originally meant to make an 'island' of something, and the ending -ism means a 'policy' or 'belief'. So isolationism is like a country choosing to be an 'island' — to stay alone and avoid political or economic ties.