anti-globalization
noun
an·ti-glob·al·i·za·tion
ˌan-tē-ˌglō-bə-lə-ˈzā-shən 
ˌan-tī-
: opposition to globalization
… while the forces of anti-globalization demonstrated in Seattle during meetings of the World Trade Organization …—
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anti-globalization
adjective
anti-globalization protesters
the anti-globalization movement
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To be fair to Trump and other anti-globalization zealots, amid all their mis-information and bluster is a kernel of truth.
—N. Gregory Mankiw, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2018
No electorally viable movement in Spain espouses a nativist, xenophobic, or anti-globalization platform.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 20 July 2017
There's also a lingering wariness due to the legacy of the Zapatista anti-globalization uprising that paralyzed the Mexican government in 1994, for which the region has become synonymous.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2023
N. Gregory Mankiw, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2018
No electorally viable movement in Spain espouses a nativist, xenophobic, or anti-globalization platform.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 20 July 2017
There's also a lingering wariness due to the legacy of the Zapatista anti-globalization uprising that paralyzed the Mexican government in 1994, for which the region has become synonymous.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2023
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“Anti-globalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-globalization. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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