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anti-globalization

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noun

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

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The sharpest anti-globalization reversal came in China after the Ming dynasty seized power in 1368, promising to restore stability at any cost.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 29, 2025

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

Foremost among these was his involvement in the controversial arrests in Pershing Park during anti-globalization protests in 2002.

From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2017

I'm sure you can find lots of anti-globalization comrades there.

From New York Times • Oct. 24, 2016