Synonyms for expansionism
ɪkˈspæn ʃəˌnɪz əmex·pan·sion·ism

Princeton's WordNet

1. expansionismnoun

   the doctrine of expanding the territory or the economic influence of a country

Matched Categories

1. • Doctrine

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:4.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "expansionism":

   expansionist

How to pronounce expansionism?

How to say expansionism in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use expansionism in a sentence?

1. Fiona Hill:

   But let's focus here on the territorial expansionism of Germany, what Germany did under Adolf Hitler in that period.

2. Jamal Khashoggi:

   With Iran, it's an issue of religion, of Shi'ite expansionism, but for Russia it's about geopolitics and interests, so we can talk to the Russians.

3. Abdulkhaleq Abdulla:

   We can go on for ever talking about disunity within the GCC. Yes of course there are differences of opinions, but to make too much of that diversity is to neglect completely the unity that also prevails, especially over Iran, this is a time when the GCC are standing up to Iran and saying 'we've had enough of Iranian expansionism and we're going to be more determined to confront it.'.

4. Taro Kono:

   (Japan-China) summit meetings should be held regularly, perhaps, we should tell the Chinese leadership to exert their power as one of players in the international order, not in the way of expansionism.

5. Jamal Khashoggi:

   With Iran, it’s an issue of religion, of Shi’ite expansionism, but for Russia it’s about geopolitics and interests, so we can talk to the Russians.