nation-building

British  

noun

1. the advocacy of national solidarity in South Africa in the post-apartheid era

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Example Sentences

“They have named five or 10 projects. None of them are what you would call nation-building,” says Dan Nowlan, head of equity capital markets at National Bank of Canada.

From Barron's

On Thursday, Carney unveiled new "nation-building projects" he says are key to Canada's growth.

From BBC

Cheney, however, will be largely remembered for his unwavering belief that the U.S. invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq — especially the latter — were essential, a stance he maintained even as the missions in both theaters evolved from rooting out suspected terrorists to nation-building, and even as the casualties skyrocketed and it became clear the 20-year mission was doomed.

From Los Angeles Times

The U.S. role is notable for an administration that has long shunned nation-building missions abroad and has emphasized defending the Western Hemisphere.

From The Wall Street Journal

Talk of reviving the Keystone XL expansion emerges as Carney is pushing for the construction of so-called nation-building efforts, like infrastructure, trade corridors and resource projects, to help rewire an economy trying to reduce its reliance on a protectionist U.S. government.

From The Wall Street Journal