Meaning & use
expansionist
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Favoring or supporting the expansion of a country's territory, influence, or economy, often through aggressive means.
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Historians describe the empire's expansionist policies as a main cause of the war.
The company pursued an expansionist strategy, opening new offices in a dozen countries within a year.
A note on using this word
Can function as both an adjective ('expansionist policy') and a noun ('an expansionist'), referring to a person or nation seeking to expand.
Words with an opposite meaning
isolationist
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