america first
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.17 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A series of political movements in the United States that supported isolationism, often with connotations of xenophobia or anti-Semitism.
American usage
Example Sentences
- "The State Department, implementing an executive order from President Donald Trump, described the purpose of the halt as ensuring that foreign aid is “efficient and consistent with U.S. foreign policy under the America First agenda” and announced it would review all aid programs to determine which should be cut or redesigned."
Etymology
First used by the Know-Nothings in the 1850s. Later promoted by President Woodrow Wilson in the context of a neutral America in World War I (1916). Re-popularized during the Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign.
Usage
- American usage