expansionist

expansionist
expansionist "one who advocates the expansion of the territory of his nation," 1864, from EXPANSION (Cf. expansion) + -IST (Cf. -ist). Related: Expansionism.

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  • expansionist — [ɪkˈspænʃ(ə)nˌɪst] adj an expansionist government or nation tries to get control over other regions and countries …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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  • expansionist — 1. adjective Of or pertaining to expansionism. 2. noun An advocate of expansionism …   Wiktionary

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  • Expansionist — Ex|pan|si|o|nist der; en, en <zu ↑...ist>: 1. Anhänger, Vertreter des Expansionismus. 2. jmd., der auf stärkeres wirtschaftlich materielles Wachstum (mit Großtechnologie) ausgerichtet ist, ohne Rücksicht auf die Beeinträchtigung der… …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

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