0 related to increasing the amount of land ruled by a country, or the business done by a company:
1 a person or organization that supports increasing the amount of land ruled by a country, or the business done by a company:
The retailer cancelled its expansionist plans to open stores in three new cities.
Expansionist policies led to problems with the country’s balance of payments.
They claim they are unfairly accused of expansionist ambitions.
After his remarks, the prime minister was seen as both an expansionist and a neo-colonialist.
The banks went from being rampaging expansionists to capital-starved risk-avoiders.
The odd situation arose where socialists and expansionists were united in common disagreement with the government.
Southern expansionists focused primarily on the annexation of Texas.
