Examples of 'expansionist' in a sentence

Meaning of "expansionist"

Expansionist is an adjective that describes a country, government, or individual seeking to expand its territory, influence, or power. It is often used in a political context to refer to policies or actions aimed at territorial growth or assertiveness in foreign affairs
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  • Of or pertaining to expansionism.
  • An advocate of expansionism.

How to use "expansionist" in a sentence

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Russia is expansionist abroad and repressive at home.
We have reason to believe their ideology is expansionist.
They oppose expansionist plans as too risky.
Their emphasis is plainly of their expansionist ambitions.
But this expansionist approach had a negative side.
Japan was a rising power with expansionist goals.
It is primarily an expansionist project that does not say its name.
Mobilization policy is not restrictive but expansionist.
Tried to continue the expansionist politics of his father.
Various interactions with these followed an expansionist policy.
Iran and its expansionist tendencies.
He was a great warrior and expansionist.
Russia has expansionist ambitions.
The war was the result of conflicting expansionist ambitions.
Islam is an expansionist religion by definition.

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There are still countries with expansionist policies.
He had expansionist policy.
Was a result of the militarists expansionist policies.
More expansionist lies.
Architect of the new german expansionist farm policy.
Zionist ideology and practice were necessarily and elementally expansionist.
Russia revived its expansionist policies.
Expansionist favored the acquisition of the Philippines.
Capital is fundamentally expansionist and imperialist.
The construction of the separating wall is nothing but an expansionist ploy.
Morocco and its expansionist paranoia.
Government agencies are naturally expansionist.
We do not have expansionist inclinations.
Various interactions with these resulted in an expansionist policy.
Israel has pursued its expansionist policy at the expense of others.
Reality is somewhere between independence and expansionist aims.
I am no expansionist either.
Japan was once an aggressive expansionist power.
Some of these advocate expansionist imperial policies abroad and repressive measures at home.
This has been called an expansionist policy.
These forces have their expansionist plans and geopolitical goals which imply a very long occupation.
They want the public to support their expansionist agenda.
It is similar to the disdain in expansionist nationalism towards all foreign nations and outsiders.
Akbar was an imperialist and an expansionist.
This state will never exert any expansionist behavior with the neighboring countries.
American exceptionalism may have nothing to do with expansionist ambitions.
They were afraid of expansionist claims on Greek territory.
Queckians are not very expansionist.
The first major expansionist war in American history.
But he had certainly not forgotten his expansionist ambitions.
Expansionist jihad is thus a collective duty of all Muslims.
It must abandon its expansionist methods.
It is these expansionist policies to which Turkey has been forced to respond.
To incite a revival of expansionist policy.
He also had expansionist tendencies with respect to Bolívia.

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