Meaning of expansivist | Babel Free

Definitions

Tending toward maximizing the applicability or scope (of something)

Examples

“The prevailing view⟳, which corresponds to that of the expansivist school, considers "protection of one's own⟳ nationals" as part of the customary right of self-defense under article 51 and sees "self" in self-defense as including the nationals of a state.”

“This expansivist view⟳ is presidency-weighted, regarding the maximization of presidential power as virtually the sine qua non of American politics.”

“First, this expansivist view⟳ would make⟳ public health limitless in scope.”

“Charny's expansivist understanding of genocide even goes as far as claiming that massive deaths resulting from the meltdown of a nuclear reactor would count⟳ as genocide.”

“As for Mark⟳ and Matthew, they are speaking to exclusivist adherents to the Yahweh faith of Israel and arguing for an inclusivist, expansivist approach⟳ to that faith. It is in their interest⟳ to expand⟳ the narrower “for you” to a more inclusivist, expansivist “for many” and “for the forgiveness of sins.””

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