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expansionism

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(-s̸hən iz′əm)

noun

the policy of expanding a nation's territory or its sphere of influence, often at the expense of other nations

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expansionist adjective, noun
expansionistic adjective

See expansionism in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A nation's practice or policy of territorial or economic expansion.

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ex·panˈsion·ist adjective & n.

ex·panˌsion·isˈtic adjective

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