internationalist
Americannoun
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an advocate of internationalism.
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an expert in international law and relations.
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(initial capital letter) a member or adherent of a communist or socialist International.
noun
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an advocate of internationalism
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a person versed in international law
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(capital) a member of an International
Etymology
Origin of internationalist
First recorded in 1860–65; international + -ist
Example Sentences
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TR was conservative and progressive, internationalist and nationalist, conservationist and hunter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
It is quite another to suggest at an internationalist forum that a G7 ally, Canada, become a state of your nation, eliciting gasps in the audience, and not just from Canadians.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2025
Haass was referring to the more internationalist policies of President George H.W.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2023
First was the party establishment, trying to sustain a business-friendly and internationalist agenda and an institutionalist approach to governance.
From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2022
Hesitatingly she took the paper and read aloud, swiftly: The bearer of this pass, John Reed, is a representative of the American Social-Democracy, an internationalist….
From Ten Days That Shook the World by Reed, John
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