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globalism

/ˈɡləʊ.bəl.ɪz.əm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables
glob-al-ism
IPA
/ˈɡləʊ.bəl.ɪz.əm/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ideology based on the belief that people, goods and information ought to be able to cross national borders unfettered.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A socio-economic system dedicated to free trade and free access to markets.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A supposed ideology or practice that (in conspiracy theories) aims to subordinate national sovereignty (legal systems, economies, etc) to centralized global authorities.

Countable; Derogatory; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English globe Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English global Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English globalism From global + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

globalisms (plural)

Derived Forms

antiglobalism hyperglobalism

Phrases

anti-globalism

Frequently Paired Words

globalist globalisation globalise globalize neoglobalism cosmopolitanism

Antonyms

nationalism populism

Questions

How do you pronounce globalism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡləʊ.bəl.ɪz.əm/.
What does globalism mean?
An ideology based on the belief that people, goods and information ought to be able to cross national borders unfettered.
Where does globalism come from?
Etymology tree English globe Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English global Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English globalism From global + -ism.

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