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globalism

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, derogatory, uncountable

Qualifier: conspiracy theories

Topics: political-science, social-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: nationalism, populism

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English globe English -al English global Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō 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.

Across languages

Translations

41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عَوْلَمَة (ʕawlama) — doctrine of globalization
  • Armenian: գլոբալիզմ (globalizm) — doctrine of globalization
  • Armenian: մոնդիալիզմ (mondializm) — doctrine of globalization
  • Belarusian: глабалі́зм (hlabalízm) — doctrine of globalization
  • Belarusian: мандыялі́зм (mandyjalízm) — doctrine of globalization
  • Bulgarian: глобали́зъм (globalízǎm) — doctrine of globalization
  • Catalan: globalisme — doctrine of globalization
  • Chinese Mandarin: 全球主義 /全球主义 (quánqiúzhǔyì) — doctrine of globalization
  • Czech: globalismus — doctrine of globalization
  • Danish: globalisme — doctrine of globalization
  • Dutch: globalisme — doctrine of globalization
  • French: mondialisme — doctrine of globalization
  • French: globalisme — doctrine of globalization
  • Galician: globalismo — doctrine of globalization
  • Georgian: გლობალიზმი (globalizmi) — doctrine of globalization
  • German: Globalismus — doctrine of globalization
  • Hindi: वैश्विकवाद (vaiśvikvād) — doctrine of globalization
  • Ido: globalismo — doctrine of globalization
  • Indonesian: globalisme — doctrine of globalization
  • Italian: globalismo — doctrine of globalization
  • Japanese: 地球主義 (chikyūshugi) — doctrine of globalization
  • Japanese: グローバリズム (gurōbarizumu) — doctrine of globalization
  • Korean: 지구주의 (jigujuui) — doctrine of globalization
  • Korean: 글로벌리즘 (geullobeollijeum) — doctrine of globalization
  • Malay: faham kesejagatan — doctrine of globalization
  • Malay: globalisme — doctrine of globalization
  • Persian: گلوبالیسم (gelobâlism) — doctrine of globalization
  • Persian: جهانیگرایی (jahâni-garâyi) — doctrine of globalization
  • Polish: globalizm — doctrine of globalization
  • Portuguese: globalismo — doctrine of globalization
  • Russian: глобали́зм (globalízm) — doctrine of globalization
  • Russian: мондиали́зм (mondialízm) — doctrine of globalization
  • Spanish: globalismo — doctrine of globalization
  • Swedish: globalism — doctrine of globalization
  • Tajik: ҷаҳонигароӣ (jahonigaroyi) — doctrine of globalization
  • Tajik: глобализм (globalizm) — doctrine of globalization
  • Turkish: globalizm — doctrine of globalization
  • Turkish: globalleşme — doctrine of globalization
  • Turkish: küreselleşme — doctrine of globalization
  • Ukrainian: глобалі́зм (hlobalízm) — doctrine of globalization
  • Ukrainian: мондіалі́зм (mondialízm) — doctrine of globalization