nation-building

British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

The approach might be called “nation-coaching” rather than nation-building, said Javier Corrales, a political scientist whose research at Amherst College has focused on democracy and Latin America.

From The Wall Street Journal

"That's a far cry from nation-building."

From BBC

“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

At home, he has focused on ramping up "nation-building" projects that can improve Canada's economic output in the long term.

From BBC