one-worlder
Americannoun
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a person who supports or believes in any of various movements to establish a world government or a federation of nations stronger than any individual nation, for the purpose of promoting the common good.
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a person who believes in the possibility of peaceful cooperation among nations.
Etymology
Origin of one-worlder
1945–50; one world + -er 1
Example Sentences
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One need not be a one-worlder to recognize that national competition to explore nearby objects—and, even more so, to exploit space resources—fails to furnish a sustainable basis for rational exploration.
From Scientific American
Both Alford and Faubus would campaign against Fulbright by calling him a one-worlder who has traveled altogether too far from the pea patch.
From Time Magazine Archive
Said he: "Mr. Clayton is a well-known one-worlder in do-gooder circles, and I must admit that he does believe in one world�one world for Will Clayton and family."
From Time Magazine Archive
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