expansionist

expansionism | American Dictionary

expansionism
noun[ U ]
us/ɪkˈspæn·ʃəˌnɪz·əm/
politics & government
the act or habit of one country taking land from others
world history
increasing the amount of land ruled by a country, or the business performed by a company:
As a consequence of expansionism by some European countries, many ancient cultures have suffered.

Examples of expansionism

expansionism
It is undeniable that in an era of colonial expansionism, the loss of overseas possessions represented a deep psychological trauma.
The theory of ' anglosaxon expansionism ' was definitely a misperception.
Prussian expansionism, however, was incompatible with the corporate liberties of the imperial constitution.
It is also the source of liberal reaction and self-enclosure, and expresses itself in tendencies toward isolationism, on one hand, and expansionism on the other.
This cybernetic "expansionism" left little room for non-cybernetic physiology.
Expansionism in turn reflects a foreign policy that actively attempts to increase a state's role in the international arena in order to fulfil particular goals.
Then there was the same argument about expansionism or restrictionism.
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