expansionism
noun
- consists of policies of governments and states that involve territorial or economic expansion
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɛkˈspænʃənɪzəm/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English expansion Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English expansionism From expansion + -ism.
- The policy, of a nation, of expanding its territory or its economic influence.
“European colonialism exported its domestic, counter-revolutionary Inquisition around the world, starting with Portuguese expansionism around 1500 C.E.”