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cosmopolitanism

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for cosmopolitanism.

Editorial note

The bias is toward free market libertarian small government anti-populist cosmopolitanism.

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Quick take

The quality of being cosmopolitan.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of cosmopolitanism gathered in one view.

noun

The quality of being cosmopolitan.

noun

The idea that all of humanity belongs to a single moral community.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for cosmopolitanism.

noun

The quality of being cosmopolitan.

noun

The idea that all of humanity belongs to a single moral community.

Example sentences

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The bias is toward free market libertarian small government anti-populist cosmopolitanism.

2

Maybe rootless cosmopolitanism will be on sale next time since its trademark expired along with Mickey Mouse’s.

3

So cosmopolitanism is bad because you are somehow less strong because you're not rooted in your homeland?

4

It has contributed significantly to the culture of autonomy, unity on large scales (beyond one's local town), and cosmopolitanism.

5

What you're talking about could more accurately be described as cosmopolitanism, basically Epcot Center for the plebes.

6

But PSY's hit seems to be indicative of a global increase in cosmopolitanism, and that's a trend that affects many entrepreneurs and investors.

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Maybe a segment of the empowered whose base of power comes from liberal cosmopolitanism and a rationalized Rawlsian State, but the empowered nonetheless.

8

Voters have rejected this sort of cosmopolitanism at the ballot box, repeatedly.

9

Your examples of big city cosmopolitanism don't contradict my argument.

10

More food, more trade, and more cosmopolitanism have decreased per capita violence by an order of magnitude compared to hunter gatherer societies and the first agricultural civilizations.

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Their is a long time debate between the ideals of communitarism and the ideals of cosmopolitanism, but another term for courteous noncompete agreements with your competitors is cronyism.

12

I'd say no-border cosmopolitanism is more of a classic liberalism thing.

Quote examples

1

Patriotism leaves space for cosmopolitanism, but this passage sounds an awful lot like the "blood and soil" of fascism.

2

Franz Ferdinand's assassination could, from the perspective of the Austro-Hungarian empire (a surprisingly liberal center of intellectual cosmopolitanism) be viewed as a match lighting a "civil war" that only later become international.

3

Mainly the Beautiful Mind stuff about the Boost logo being a dog whistle for the SS, and also "Cosmopolitan" clearly being a reference to Stalin's "Rootless Cosmopolitanism".

4

When they failed to gain world traction with the idea, and were cut off from British/American planning of the alternative (Palestine), Stalin moved to a policy of anti-Semitism (the "Doctor's Plot" and a campaign against "Rootless Cosmopolitanism") so that the Arab world would turn to him instead (in their dissatisfaction with the plans for Israel).

Proper noun examples

1

Cosmopolitanism is bad because you are rooted in nothing while thinking you are rooted in something that does not exist.

2

Cosmopolitanism and tolerance abound, and so of course we'll see our underclass more active, more overt, less beaten down, and notably more offensive to those who seek a country club atmosphere.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use cosmopolitanism in a sentence?

The bias is toward free market libertarian small government anti-populist cosmopolitanism.

What does cosmopolitanism mean?

The quality of being cosmopolitan.

What part of speech is cosmopolitanism?

cosmopolitanism is commonly used as noun.