Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Involvement in risky enterprises, especially in foreign affairs, while disregarding established principles or adverse consequences.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The ways, habits, and schemes of the adventurer or adventuress; the practices, pretenses, or experiences of those who live by their wits.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun recklessness in politics or foreign affairs.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun recklessness in politics or foreign affairs
Etymologies
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Examples
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American adventurism is primarily responsible for creating most of the terrorist organizations in the world, who rise up in opposition to US hegemony.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Before We Argue – Lets See If We Are Living In The Same Universe 2004
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The darkest side of our adventurism is our global network of military prisons (authorized by the Secretary of Defense and Pentagon) where physical and mental torture are practiced even though it's known no useful information comes from it.
A Review of Chalmers Johnson's Nemesis - The Last Days of the American Republic 2007
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The darkest side of our adventurism is our global network of military prisons (authorized by the Secretary of Defense and Pentagon) where physical and mental torture are practiced even though it's known no useful information comes from it.
A Review of Chalmers Johnson's Nemesis - The Last Days of the American Republic 2007
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There would be much less "adventurism" around the world, he said.
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In the U.S., then, the question is whether it can elect a government that can adopt policies appropriate for a declining superpower (as opposed to Bushs giddy adventurism which is based on a fantasy about U.S. capabilities.) '
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Karon: Notes on the Post-Bush Mideast 2007
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But, the turning point has come and the Saudi and Egyptian officials have slammed Hizballah for "adventurism", for dragging Lebanon into a bloody, undeserved war, and for further destabilizing the region.
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Change (MDC), did not say what kind of activism he envisioned, and urged his supporters against "adventurism" that could provoke a violent response from government.
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But it's a different sort of mistake. remarks about "adventurism" are meant to reflect precisely this episode.
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Note how this is a * set-up* by Obama in order to approve some "adventurism" in order to get his "Commander in Chief" tags ordered ....
Latest Articles 2009
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Echoing Israeli and Saudi moderates, he excoriated Hamas for "adventurism" that brought on the massacre of Gazans.
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