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isolationism
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i·so·la·tion·ism  (s-lsh-nzm)
n.
A national policy of abstaining from political or economic relations with other countries.
iso·lation·ist n.
isolationism [ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃəˌnɪzəm]
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a policy of nonparticipation in or withdrawal from international affairs
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an attitude favouring such a policy
isolationist  n & adj
isolationism
the policy or doctrine directed toward the isolation of a country from the affairs of other nations by a deliberate abstention from political, military, and economic agreements. — isolationist, n.
See also: Politics
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.isolationism - a policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations
foreign policy - a policy governing international relations
Translations
isolationism [ˌaɪsəʊˈleɪʃənɪzəm] N → aislacionismo m
isolationism [ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃənɪzəm] n → isolationnisme m
isolationism
n → Isolationismus m
isolationism [ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃ/əˌnɪz/əm] n → isolazionismo
isolationism [ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃ/əˌnɪz/əm] n → isolazionismo


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By that time, thorough scrutiny had revealed how unsuitable for the challenges of the time were the two Republicans leaders as of April 1, Tom Dewey and Robert Taft, who were then isolationists and would never have provided the support Willkie gave FDR for the draft and for the aid to Britain--support that proved critical to our victory in World War II.
Wendell they learn? by Peters, Charles / Washington Monthly
The history of the conservative movement's successes has been the history of intellectual donnybrooks--between libertarians and traditionalists, hawks and isolationists, so-called neocons and so-called paleocons, less-filling versus tastes great.
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