Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A national policy of abstaining from political or economic relations with other countries.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The doctrine or policy of minimal participation by one's country in international economic and political relations, specifically by not entering into alliances or other international agreements, in order to avoid becoming entangled in foreign wars, and to be able to devote the nation's energies primarily to advancing its own domestic interests.
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- noun A national (or group) policy of non-interaction with other nations (or groups).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations
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Examples
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In early 20th century Great Britain, anti-imperialist commentators and politicians were often thought to be affected by the parochial disease of "Little Englandism" -- foreign policy solely focused on the well-being of the British Isles at the expense of the empire -- essentially an euphemism for isolationism.
Franz-Stefan Gady: H.G. Wells and Defending the "Restoration Doctrine" Franz-Stefan Gady 2011
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In early 20th century Great Britain, anti-imperialist commentators and politicians were often thought to be affected by the parochial disease of "Little Englandism" -- foreign policy solely focused on the well-being of the British Isles at the expense of the empire -- essentially an euphemism for isolationism.
Franz-Stefan Gady: H.G. Wells and Defending the "Restoration Doctrine" Franz-Stefan Gady 2011
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A new isolationism is metastasizing in the American body politic.
William J. Astore: The New American Isolationism: The Cost of Turning Away From War's Horrific Realities William J. Astore 2010
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Think of it this way: The old isolationism was a peaceable urge basic to the American people; the new isolationism is little short of a government program to keep the old isolationism, or opposition of any sort to American wars, in check.
William J. Astore: The New American Isolationism: The Cost of Turning Away From War's Horrific Realities William J. Astore 2010
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Think of it this way: The old isolationism was a peaceable urge basic to the American people; the new isolationism is little short of a government program to keep the old isolationism, or opposition of any sort to American wars, in check.
William J. Astore: The New American Isolationism: The Cost of Turning Away From War's Horrific Realities William J. Astore 2010
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A new isolationism is metastasizing in the American body politic.
William J. Astore: The New American Isolationism: The Cost of Turning Away From War's Horrific Realities William J. Astore 2010
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Think of it this way: The old isolationism was a peaceable urge basic to the American people; the new isolationism is little short of a government program to keep the old isolationism, or opposition of any sort to American wars, in check.
William J. Astore: The New American Isolationism: The Cost of Turning Away From War's Horrific Realities William J. Astore 2010
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A new isolationism is metastasizing in the American body politic.
William J. Astore: The New American Isolationism: The Cost of Turning Away From War's Horrific Realities William J. Astore 2010
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A new isolationism is metastasizing in the American body politic.
William J. Astore: The New American Isolationism: The Cost of Turning Away From War's Horrific Realities William J. Astore 2010
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Think of it this way: The old isolationism was a peaceable urge basic to the American people; the new isolationism is little short of a government program to keep the old isolationism, or opposition of any sort to American wars, in check.
William J. Astore: The New American Isolationism: The Cost of Turning Away From War's Horrific Realities William J. Astore 2010
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