SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
isolationism
noun
A policy favoring avoidance of international alliances, obligations, or intervention.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Avoidance of foreign commitments
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Related words and expressions
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Usage distinction
Return to topNoninterventionism overlaps with isolationism but need not reject trade or diplomacy; neutrality is also a distinct policy.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See isolationism in use
The historical essay examines arguments for and against isolationism.
A later exercise on isolationism asked whether a fictional country should avoid international alliances and obligations even when its neighbors sought cooperation.
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