globalism

noun

glob·​al·​ism ˈglō-bə-ˌli-zəm How to pronounce globalism (audio)
: a national policy of treating the whole world as a proper sphere for political influence compare imperialism, internationalism
globalist noun

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During Trump’s first term, little attention was paid to how globalism diverted health resources to far-off countries that are not even necessarily allies. Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2025 The collapse in border sovereignty plus horrific recent attacks like the New Orleans massacre convince Americans that the meddling globalism of Joe Biden and the Washington foreign policy establishment has not served America's strategic or economic interests. Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025 As indictments of globalism go, the trash trade is almost too perfect: too stupefyingly myopic; too ceaseless, vast, and sad. Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025 Dune: Part Two, another fantasy of third-world power struggle, is dull but dedicated to globalism. Armond White, National Review, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for globalism 

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of globalism was in 1943

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“Globalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/globalism. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.

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