anti-globalization

noun

an·​ti-glob·​al·​i·​za·​tion ˌan-tē-ˌglō-bə-lə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce anti-globalization (audio)
ˌan-tī-
: opposition to globalization
… while the forces of anti-globalization demonstrated in Seattle during meetings of the World Trade Organization …—Brad Stone
anti-globalization adjective
anti-globalization protesters
the anti-globalization movement

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Carnivalesque tactics and clown costumes have been popular responses to police repression at anti-globalization protests. — Anya M. Galli Robertson, The Conversation, 21 Nov. 2025 Trump is failing to offer any alternative framing, like the anti-globalization that Americans actually voted for. — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2025 No electorally viable movement in Spain espouses a nativist, xenophobic, or anti-globalization platform. — Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 20 July 2017 In 2001, after a major anti-globalization protest in Gothenburg was violently put down by the police, activists formed online communities. — Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for anti-globalization

Word History

First Known Use

1995, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of anti-globalization was in 1995

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“Anti-globalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-globalization. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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