ex|pan|sion|ist

ex|pan|sion|ist
ex|pan|sion|ist «ehk SPAN shuh nihst», noun, adjective.
–n.
a person who advocates a policy or a theory of expansion, especially an advocate of expansion of the territory or currency of a country.
–adj.
of or having to do with expansionism; favoring expansion.

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  • sion — abra·sion; ab·scis·sion; ab·ster·sion; ac·cen·sion; ac·ces·sion·al; ad·he·sion; ad·he·sion·al; ad·mis·sion; ad·pro·mis·sion; af·fu·sion; ag·gres·sion; al·li·sion; al·lu·sion; am·bi·ver·sion; an·i·mad·ver·sion; an·te·ver·sion; an·ti·mis·sion;… …   English syllables

  • ist — ab·so·lut·ist; ab·strac·tion·ist; ab·surd·ist; ac·com·mo·da·tion·ist; ac·tiv·ist; ad·vent·ist; alarm·ist; as·so·ci·a·tion·ist; athe·ist; be·hav·ior·ist; bo·na·part·ist; cal·vin·ist; cap·i·tal·ist; car·tel·ist; cen·tral·ist; chau·vin·ist;… …   English syllables

  • expansionist — ex·pan·sion·ist …   English syllables

  • ex — ex·act; ex·am·ine; ex·am·ple; ex·animate; ex·arch; ex·as·per·ate; ex·cel·lent; ex·centric; ex·cept; ex·cerpt; ex·cess; ex·change; ex·che·quer; ex·cip·i·ent; ex·cise; ex·cit·ant; ex·claim; ex·clu·sion·ist; ex·clu·sive; ex·com·mu·ni·cate;… …   English syllables

  • expansionism — ex•pan•sion•ism [[t]ɪkˈspæn ʃəˌnɪz əm[/t]] n. gov why a policy of expansion, as of territory or currency • Etymology: 1895–1900 ex•pan′sion•ist, n. adj. ex•pan sion•is′tic, adj …   From formal English to slang

  • expansionist — ex|pan|sion|ist [ ık spænʃn,ıst ] adjective relating to the efforts of a government or country to increase its land or power. This word shows that you do not approve of policies like this. ╾ ex|pan|sion|ism noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • antiexpansionist — an ti•ex•pan′sion•ist n. adj …   From formal English to slang

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