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expansionist

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[ik-span-shuhn-ist] / ɪkˈspæn ʃən ɪst /

noun

  1. someone who advocates a policy of expansion of territory, currency, political influence, or other forms of power.

adjective

  1. relating to, advocating, or arising from a policy of expansion of territory, currency, political influence, or other forms of power.

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Expansionist, masculine America was also getting started at this time but, argues the author, the period was one of intellectual and spiritual decline.

From Time Magazine Archive

With Expansionist Hunter in the pilot's seat, Northwest pushed westward to Seattle and Portland, hiked gross revenues threefold to $5,000,000, lifted profits from zero to over $400,000.

From Time Magazine Archive

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