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expansionist

/ɪkˈspæn.ʃən.ɪst/

adjective more expansionist · most expansionist

Of or pertaining to expansionism. Unlike passenger demand forecasts in England, that have resulted in the removal of 20% of service capacity in the May 2022 timetable, Welsh Ministers acting through the TfW agency are continuing an expansionist agenda for rail services under their control.
Similar: expansionistic · Opposite: antiexpansionist

noun expansionists

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.
Opposite: antiexpansionist

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adj relating to expansionism

Español	expansionista
中文	擴張主義的 /扩张主义的 kuòzhāngzhǔyì de
Français	expansionniste
Deutsch	expansionistisch
Italiano	espansionistico
Română	expansionist
Русский	экспансиони́стский ekspansionístskij

noun an advocate of expansionism

Español	expansionista
中文	擴張主義者 /扩张主义者 kuòzhāngzhǔyì zhě
Français	expansionniste
Deutsch	Expansionist, Expansionistin
Italiano	espansionista
Română	expansionist, expansionistă
Русский	экспансиони́ст ekspansioníst, экспансиони́стка ekspansionístka

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@misc{expansionist_2026,
  title = {expansionist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/expansionist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}