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globalism

American  
[gloh-buh-liz-uhm] / ˈgloʊ bəˌlɪz əm /

noun

  1. the attitude or policy of placing the interests of the entire world above those of individual nations.


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Etymology

Origin of globalism

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45; global + -ism

Example Sentences

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You see this sort of language used when people conflate various definitions of globalism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

The tension between an age-old isolation and encroaching globalism plays out in John Weidman’s episodic book and Sondheim’s score, one of his most adventurous.

From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2023

Some of these countervailing forces are pointing towards cosmopolitanism and globalism; towards inclusion and a larger sense of belonging.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2023

This diversity is also suffering losses because of migration, market forces, and increasing globalism in agriculture, especially in heavily populated regions such as China, India, and Japan.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The values engendered by our fledgling networked culture may, in fact, help a world struggling with the impact of globalism, the lure of fundamentalism and the clash of conflicting value systems.

From Open Source Democracy by Rushkoff, Douglas

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