globalism

noun

glob·al·ism ˈglō-bə-ˌli-zəm

: a national policy of treating the whole world as a proper sphere for political influence compare imperialism, internationalism

globalist

ˈglō-bə-list

noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The partnership between Niche and Omanhene is an example of globalism and international trade creating jobs and value instead of exploiting vulnerabilities in a developing nation, according to Steve Wallace, the founder of Omanhene.

Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 5 Oct. 2022 Today, Charles is more obviously the inheritor of British Tolkienism than of his mother’s Elizabethan globalism.

Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2022 My little town—like so many small manufacturing hubs felled by globalism and greed—has seen much better days.

Emily Nunn, Outside Online, 3 June 2019 Macron, almost sure to win another term, promises to complete the job of retrofitting France for globalism, plus fund more police.

Rachel Kushner, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022 Orbán had been running against globalism, multiculturalism, bureaucracy in Brussels.

Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022 But McDonald's removing its arches is one of the most striking, given that its been a symbol for worldly peace and globalism.

Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 16 May 2022 The move is a significant departure for a brand whose growth across the world became the symbol of globalism and even the basis of a peace theory.

New York Times, 16 May 2022 During the course of the current pandemic crisis, received wisdom about globalism and free-market economics—indeed capitalism itself—has taken a heavy beating.

John R. Macarthur, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021 See More

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