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isolationism

noun

Reveal meaning and examples

A policy favoring avoidance of international alliances, obligations, or intervention.

The historical essay examines arguments for and against isolationism.

Dictionary practice example.

A later exercise on isolationism asked whether a fictional country should avoid international alliances and obligations even when its neighbors sought cooperation.

From Choices in Public Life.

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