annexationism

[ an-ik-sey-shuh-niz-uh m, an-ek- ]
/ ˌæn ɪkˈseɪ ʃəˌnɪz əm, ˌæn ɛk- /

noun

the theory or practice of taking over another country's territory, especially by force.

Origin of annexationism

First recorded in 1840–50; annexation + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM annexationism

an·nex·a·tion·ist, noun, adjective an·ti·an·nex·a·tion·ist, noun, adjective

Words nearby annexationism

annensky, annette, annex, annexa, annexation, annexationism, annexe, annexure, annie, annie oakley, annigoni

Example sentences from the Web for annexationist

  • The Fox was an "expansionist" and an annexationist out of sympathy for the oppressed ponies of the Cheyennes.

    Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences |Nebraska Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution

  • It became a personal matter in the ward schools and small boys pursued small boys with hateful cries of "Annexationist!"

    The Imperialist |(a.k.a. Mrs. Everard Cotes) Sara Jeannette Duncan

  • The annexationist and filibustering schemes of the decade immediately preceding the War of Secession were prompted by two motives.

    The United States and Latin America |John Holladay Latan