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isolationist

[ahy-suh-ley-shuh-nist, is-uh-]

noun

  1. a person who favors or works for isolationism.



adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of isolationists or isolationism.

    to be accused of isolationist sympathies.

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Other Word Forms

  • anti-isolationist noun
  • unisolationist adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of isolationist1

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; isolation + -ist
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Analysts have described the broader foreign policy of Trump's second term as isolationist, with numerous moves made to cut foreign aid and to disentangle the US from foreign conflicts, in addition to reducing immigration.

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The risk that the Agoa trade deal with the US may not be renewed later this year because of Trump's isolationist worldview have made this all the more urgent.

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He has the same isolationist approach, too: Romania first, in everything.

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We do have a clearer idea of Trump's global ideology, one that is not isolationist but mercantilist, hoping optimistically that capitalism can overcome conflict.

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Caldwell, who has worked for various isolationist outfits, is an Iran dove.

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