expansionist
/ɪkˈspænʃənɪst/
adjective
- Relating to a policy or practice of expanding a country's territory or influence.
- The country's expansionist policies led to conflicts with its neighbors.
- Historians often debate the motives behind expansionist empires.
- The government's expansionist agenda included building new military bases overseas.
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noun
- A person who supports or advocates for territorial or economic expansion.
- The debate between expansionists and isolationists shaped the nation's foreign policy.
- The expansionists argued that the new territory would bring valuable resources.
- Many expansionists in the 19th century believed in Manifest Destiny.
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