revanchisms

/rəˈvɑːntʃɪzəmz/
noun
  1. Plural form of revanchism; multiple instances or types of political policies or ideologies that seek to regain lost territory or restore a previous state of power.
    • Different revanchisms can be driven by ethnic, religious, or economic grievances.
    • The conference discussed various revanchisms that had emerged in different parts of the world.
    • Historians compare the revanchisms of the 19th and 20th centuries to understand patterns of conflict.
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