expansionism
noun/ɪkˈspænʃənɪzəm/
/ɪkˈspænʃənɪzəm/
[uncountable] (sometimes disapproving)- the belief in and process of increasing the size and importance of something, especially in a country or a business
- the expansionism of preventive medicine
- military/territorial expansionism
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