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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


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Both the ceramic and the chamoy traditions symbolize layers of culture as shaped by globalism and localism.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026

It doesn’t seem like one -ism or -ation is entirely to blame, like globalism or immigration, capitalism or inflation.

From Slate ● Oct. 12, 2024

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

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 Douglas Rushkoff

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