expansionist

American  

[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.

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adjective

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

Example Sentences

But the market has since soured on expansionist AI ambitions, with Oracle shares falling about 19% in the last month and Nvidia declining some 13%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

She was referring to the 1846-48 Mexican-American War, now widely seen as a U.S. expansionist gambit in the era of Manifest Destiny.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

They might look to King Charles as their head of state, and head of the Commonwealth too, to strongly speak up for them and to rebuff such expansionist claims from the US president.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2025

He explicitly cited “manifest destiny” in describing his expansionist ambitions for taking control of the Panama Canal and colonizing Mars.

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2025

The Olmec, he thought, were the Romans of Mesoamerica, a magisterial society that “established the pattern which, through the centuries, was to be followed by other expansionist Mesoamerican cultures.”

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann