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- Dictionaryisolationism/ˌʌɪsəˈleɪʃənɪz(ə)m/
noun
- 1. a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries: "the country chose a policy of isolationism that made it a secondary player in world political events"
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the political principle or practice of showing interest only in your own country and not being involved in international activities: The coalition called for freer trade in global markets and warned against isolationism.
Isolationism is a term used to refer to a political philosophy advocating a national foreign policy that opposes involvement in the political affairs, and especially the wars, of other countries. Thus, isolationism fundamentally advocates neutrality and opposes entanglement in military alliances and mutual defense pacts.
: a policy of national isolation by abstention from alliances and other international political and economic relations. isolationist. ˌī-sə-ˈlā-sh (ə-)nist. also ˌi- noun or adjective. Examples of isolationism in a Sentence.
Isolationism, national policy of avoiding political or economic entanglements with other countries. Isolationism has been a recurrent theme in U.S. history, and, indeed, the term is most often applied to the political atmosphere in the U.S. in the 1930s.
Isolationism definition: the policy or doctrine of isolating one's country from the affairs of other nations by declining to enter into alliances, foreign economic commitments, international agreements, etc., seeking to devote the entire efforts of one's country to its own advancement and remain at peace by avoiding foreign entanglements and ...
the political principle or practice of showing interest only in your own country and not being involved in international activities: The coalition called for freer trade in global markets and warned against isolationism.
ISOLATIONISM meaning: the belief that a country should not be involved with other countries a policy of not making agreements or working with other countries.
