Globalist

Part of speech: noun, adjective

Definitions

1. An individual advocating for enhanced international cooperation and political unity emphasizes unified strategies over national priorities
2. A person who promotes the idea of countries working together for global unity and economic collaboration
3. An advocate for international collaboration aiming to reduce national barriers and encourage shared policies among nations

Etymology: "Globalist" is a straightforward formation: the adjective "global" with the suffix "-ist," which marks a person who adheres to or advocates a doctrine. "Global" itself traces back to Latin "globus," meaning a sphere or round body, which reached English through Middle French "globe" and Middle English "globe." Its sense of worldwide scope developed from the image of the whole round Earth, and the adjective "global" followed from that root. The suffix "-ist" passed into English through Latin "-ista," from Greek "-istēs," an agent suffix used for practitioners and believers. Attaching it to "global" produced a word for someone who favours worldwide cooperation or governance, a sense that came to the fore well after "global" itself had become common. Because the word is a plain compound of two existing parts, its meaning follows directly from them: a person who thinks in global terms.

Synonyms: internationalist, cosmopolitan, worldwide, universalist, global

Antonyms: nationalist, isolationist, localist, regionalist, particularist