'isolationism' definitions:
Definition of 'isolationism'
(from WordNet)
noun
A policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations
Definition of 'isolationism'
From: GCIDE
- isolationism \i`so*la"tion*ism\ ([imac]`s[-o]*l[=a]"sh[u^]n*[i^]z'm), n. [Cf. F. isolation.] The doctrine or policy of minimal participation by one's country in international economic and political relations, specifically by not entering into alliances or other international agreements, in order to avoid becoming entangled in foreign wars, and to be able to devote the nation's energies primarily to advancing its own domestic interests. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'isolationism'
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- apartheid,
- apartness,
- appeasement,
- balance of power,
- brinkmanship,
- capitalism,
- coexistence,
- colonialism,
- compromise,
- containment,
- detachment,
- detente,
- deterrence,
- diplomacy,
- diplomatic,
- diplomatics,
- dollar diplomacy,
- dollar imperialism,
- Eisenhower Doctrine,
- expansionism,
- foreign affairs,
- foreign policy,
- free competition,
- free enterprise,
- free trade,
- good-neighbor policy,
- imperialism,
- internationalism,
- isolation,
- Jim Crow,
- laissez-aller,
- laissez-faire,
- laissez-faireism,
- let-alone policy,
- let-alone principle,
- liberalism,
- manifest destiny,
- militarism,
- Monroe Doctrine,
- nationalism,
- neocolonialism,
- neutralism,
- Nixon Doctrine,
- noninterference,
- nonintervention,
- nonresistance,
- open door,
- open-door policy,
- peace offensive,
- peaceful coexistence,
- preparedness,
- privacy,
- privatism,
- privatization,
- quarantine,
- recess,
- reclusion,
- retirement,
- retreat,
- rustication,
- seclusion,
- secrecy,
- segregation,
- self-regulating market,
- separation,
- sequestration,
- shirt-sleeve diplomacy,
- shuttle diplomacy,
- spheres of influence,
- splendid isolation,
- the big stick,
- tough policy,
- Truman Doctrine,
- withdrawal,
- world politics