Definition of expansionist in English:
expansionist
noun ɪkˈspanʃ(ə)nɪstɪkˈspæn(t)ʃ(ə)nəst
A follower or advocate of a policy of territorial or economic expansion.
he was an aggressive expansionist
adjective ɪkˈspanʃ(ə)nɪstɪkˈspæn(t)ʃ(ə)nəst
Relating to or characteristic of a policy of territorial or economic expansion.
the imperial government became increasingly bent on expansionist policies
Example sentencesExamples
- Since 2000, monetary policies have been strongly expansionist.
- The team is viewed as vigorously expansionist, and is rumoured to be prepared to look at investments in local newspapers, radio stations and new internet opportunities.
- Is it really abandoning its expansionist ambitions?
- They were an expansionist, militaristic people who ruled their country through a line of emperors.
- Whether he will now lower his grandiose expectations and constrain his expansionist impulses remains to be seen.
- These traditional enemies had clashed repeatedly over expansionist policies and colonization in Europe, North America, and India.
- Since the 1880s, the great powers had all been engaged in expansionist drives to extend their spheres of influence to the rest of the world.
- He called for the abandonment of expansionist politics and the formation of a voluntary confederation of European states to promote international cooperation.
- It is likely that expansionist retailers will yet again dominate the market.
- After defeating a much larger country, they began to clearly demonstrate expansionist tendencies.
Definition of expansionist in US English:
expansionist
nounɪkˈspæn(t)ʃ(ə)nəstikˈspan(t)SH(ə)nəst
A follower or advocate of a policy of territorial or economic expansion.
he was an aggressive expansionist
adjectiveɪkˈspæn(t)ʃ(ə)nəstikˈspan(t)SH(ə)nəst
Relating to or characteristic of a policy of territorial or economic expansion.
the imperial government became increasingly bent on expansionist policies
Example sentencesExamples
- Since the 1880s, the great powers had all been engaged in expansionist drives to extend their spheres of influence to the rest of the world.
- After defeating a much larger country, they began to clearly demonstrate expansionist tendencies.
- Is it really abandoning its expansionist ambitions?
- Whether he will now lower his grandiose expectations and constrain his expansionist impulses remains to be seen.
- They were an expansionist, militaristic people who ruled their country through a line of emperors.
- It is likely that expansionist retailers will yet again dominate the market.
- He called for the abandonment of expansionist politics and the formation of a voluntary confederation of European states to promote international cooperation.
- These traditional enemies had clashed repeatedly over expansionist policies and colonization in Europe, North America, and India.
- The team is viewed as vigorously expansionist, and is rumoured to be prepared to look at investments in local newspapers, radio stations and new internet opportunities.
- Since 2000, monetary policies have been strongly expansionist.