internationalism

noun

in·​ter·​na·​tion·​al·​ism ˌin-tər-ˈna-sh(ə-)nə-ˌli-zəm How to pronounce internationalism (audio)
1
: international character, principles, interests, or outlook
2
a
: a policy of cooperation among nations
b
: an attitude or belief favoring such a policy
internationalist noun or adjective

Examples of internationalism in a Sentence

a proponent of economic internationalism
Recent Examples on the Web These globalizing changes produce wealth and internationalism. TIME, 18 Mar. 2024 That historic tension between go-it-alone nationalism and broad-coalition internationalism has played out in stark form in the last week. Peter Baker, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024 The international relations scholar Emma Ashford sees Trump’s moves as part of a longer shift in the orientation of the U.S. foreign policy establishment from the liberal internationalism of the 1990s to a contemporary fixation on great-power rivalry. Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024 But perhaps the most startling and encouraging evidence of the academy’s growing internationalism could be found in another area of the nominations altogether. Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2024 Just when cooperation seems most needed, many world leaders have been turning away from the internationalism that the U.N. embodies. Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Sep. 2023 Aboard the station, there really is an effort to avoid politics as much as possible and promote internationalism, so much so that the program isn’t limited to Russian and American scientists and includes astronauts from many other countries—though not, namely, China. Rebecca Heilweil, WIRED, 23 Jan. 2024 And in the United States, a long-simmering conflict between nationalism and internationalism within the Republican Party has reached a boil. Gerald F. Seib, Foreign Affairs, 9 Jan. 2024 For three albums experimenting with European Romanticism, modernist avant-gardism, internationalism, and new technologies Bowie brings along Alomar, as well as Dennis Davis on drums and George Murray on bass. Jordan A. Rothacker, SPIN, 20 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of internationalism was in 1843

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“Internationalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/internationalism. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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internationalism

noun
in·​ter·​na·​tion·​al·​ism ˌint-ər-ˈnash-nəl-ˌiz-əm How to pronounce internationalism (audio)
-ˈnash-ən-ᵊl-
: a policy of cooperation among nations or an attitude favoring such a policy
internationalist noun or adjective

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