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expansionists

expansionists is the plural of expansionist.

Meaning of expansionist

Noun

expansionist (plural expansionists)

  1. (international relations) An advocate of expansionism.
    • Mr. Miller argues convincingly that a majority of Americans shared the romantic nationalism of such expansionists as Theodore Roosevelt and Sen. Albert Beveridge and participated vicariously in their dreams of martial glory and expanding markets.1982 November 21, Richard E. Welch Jr., “IMPERIAL ADVENTURE”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2019

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Questions about expansionists

What is expansionists the plural of?
Expansionists is the plural of expansionist.

Words near expansionists in the dictionary

  1. expansionary
  2. expansionism
  3. expansionisms
  4. expansionist
  5. expansionistic
  6. expansionists
  7. expansionless
  8. expansions
  9. expansive
  10. expansively
  11. expansiveness

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