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anti-globalization

British  

noun

  1. a political belief opposed to the emergence of a single world market dominated by multinational companies

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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As the summit got underway, it is also drew a mélange of protesters — laid-off factory workers, climate activists, anti-globalization campaigners, unions, feminist groups, Communists and some vaccine skeptics.

From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2021

This has made facing up to the violations of liberty nearly impossible, since dissenters usually go quickly down the confusing road of anti-globalization, which has not yet been clarified to anyone’s satisfaction.

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2017

The Battle of Seattle was basically this movement around anti-globalization, so thinking about the United States and Western powers really impacting the global economy.

From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2017

The Jan. 20 demonstrations recalled 2002, when Newsham ordered the arrests of hundreds of anti-globalization protesters corralled by police in Pershing Park.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2017

Speaking on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, Mr. Chambers brushed aside anxiety over the anti-globalization movement that helped propel Mr. Trump to the presidency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2017

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