globalism

noun

glob·​al·​ism ˈglō-bə-ˌli-zəm How to pronounce globalism (audio)
: a national policy of treating the whole world as a proper sphere for political influence compare imperialism, internationalism
globalist noun

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Encoded in the machine's engineering was an ambitious globalism. Emily Feng, NPR, 5 July 2025 Nashville's country industry embraces globalism Spotify said that, in 2024, nearly 1,500 artists generated over $1 million in royalties from the platform, with 80% not having a song that reached the Spotify Global Daily Top 50 chart. Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 Numerous factors — including the extent of British colonialism, the rise of globalism, and, more than anything else, the value of the American dollar and how the world economy runs on it — have meant that English is dominant across various industries. Carey Baraka, The Dial, 26 June 2025 Free trade once aligned with America’s economic and security interests, but in recent years experts have suggested pulling back from globalism and rebuilding the domestic economy. Robert Kuttner, The New York Review of Books, 28 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for globalism

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First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of globalism was in 1943

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“Globalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/globalism. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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