isolationist
pronunciation
How to pronounce isolationist in British English:
UK [ˌaɪsə'leɪʃənɪst]
How to pronounce isolationist in American English:
US [ˌaɪsə'leɪʃənɪst]
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- Noun:
- an advocate of isolationism in international affairs
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to isolationism
Word Origin
- isolationist
- in reference to U.S. foreign policy, 1899 (earlier in reference to treatment of leprosy), from isolation + -ist. Isolationism is attested by 1922.
Example
- 1. But his isolationist foreign policy makes many republicans wary .
- 2. Hearst was a militant isolationist who generally preferred the germans to the british .
- 3. This does not mean that america should become more isolationist .
- 4. Suelo may have shunned all the trappings of modern american life , but he is not an isolationist .
- 5. But more conservative and isolationist republican candidates have been selected in some states and districts who may have less patience with beijing .