globalist

English

Etymology

From global +‎ -ist.

Adjective

globalist (comparative more globalist, superlative most globalist)

  1. Of or pertaining to globalism.
    • 2019, Hassan Damluji, The Responsible Globalist, Penguin UK, →ISBN:
      From a globalist point of view, talk of threats to a local culture or identity can look like bigotry and even racism: what reason could there be for excluding people when we are all part of a welcoming, global culture?
    • 2025 November 20, J. Oliver Conroy, “White nationalist Nick Fuentes is exposing a civil war among US Republicans: ‘We look like clowns’”, in The Guardian[2], →ISSN:
      [Kevin] Roberts soon backtracked. He issued a second statement more explicitly condemning [Nick] Fuentes. He has also apologized for using the terms “venomous coalition” and “globalist class”, saying he did not realize their antisemitic connotations.

Translations

Noun

globalist (plural globalists)

  1. An advocate of globalism.
    Synonym: globocrat
    Antonyms: antiglobalist, nationalist
    You are either a globalist or a nationalist; one cannot be both.
  2. (offensive, ethnic slur) A Jew, implying that Jews are more loyal to a global conspiracy than the country which they live in.[1]
  3. (historiography) One who believes that Adolf Hitler intended to extend the Third Reich beyond the continent of Europe.
    Coordinate term: continentalist
    (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
  4. (geopolitics, dated) One who believes international events are primarily caused by conflicts between great powers.
    • 1986, Galia Golan, The Soviet Union and the PLO since the War in Lebanon, page 285:
      "Globalists" tend to view international issues in terms of US-Soviet rivalry, while "regionalists" see them more often as manifestations of local rivalries and problems.
    • 1986, Eric Stromayer, African Crisis Areas and U.S. Foreign Policy (review), page 240:
      The authors suggest that the globalist emphasis among policymakers has increased during the Reagan administration.

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References

  1. ^ Ben Zimmer (14 March 2018), “The Origins of the 'Globalist' Slur”, in The Atlantic[1], archived from the original on 7 May 2018

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɣloː.baːˈlɪst/
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  • Hyphenation: glo‧ba‧list

Noun

globalist m (plural globalisten, diminutive globalistje n)

  1. globalist