im·pe·ri·al·ism

(ĭm-pîr′ē-ə-lĭz′əm)

1. The extension of a nation's authority by territorial acquisition or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations.

2. A political doctrine or system promoting such extension of authority.

im·pe′ri·al·ist adj. & n.

im·pe′ri·al·is′tic adj.

im·pe′ri·al·is′ti·cal·ly adv.

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imperialism

(ɪmˈpɪərɪəˌlɪzəm)

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the policy or practice of extending a state's rule over other territories

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an instance or policy of aggressive behaviour by one state against another

3. the extension or attempted extension of authority, influence, power, etc, by any person, country, institution, etc: cultural imperialism.

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a system of imperial government or rule by an emperor

5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the spirit, character, authority, etc, of an empire

6. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) advocacy of or support for any form of imperialism

imˈperialist adj, n

imˌperialˈistic adj

imˌperialˈistically adv

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im•pe•ri•al•ism

(ɪmˈpɪər i əˌlɪz əm)

n.

1. the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies.

2. advocacy of imperial interests.

3. an imperial system of government.

[1855–60]

im•pe′ri•al•ist, n., adj.

im•pe`ri•al•is′tic, adj.

im•pe`ri•al•is′ti•cal•ly, adv.

imperialism

A policy of gaining power over other nations by seizing their territory or dominating their economies.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	imperialism - a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries foreign policy - a policy governing international relations manifest destiny - a policy of imperialism rationalized as inevitable (as if granted by God)
	2.	imperialism - a political orientation that advocates imperial interests ideology, political orientation, political theory - an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
	3.	imperialism - any instance of aggressive extension of authority control - the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"

Translations

إسْتِعْمار

imperialismus

imperialisme

Imperialismus

imperialismo

impérialisme

imperijalizam

imperializmus

heimsvaldastefnaimperíalismi

imperialismus

imperializmus

imperialism

emperyalizmsömürgecilik

帝国主义

imperialism

[ɪmˈpɪərɪəlɪzəm] N → imperialismo m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

imperialism

[ɪmˈpɪəriəlɪzəm] n → impérialisme m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

imperialism

n → Imperialismus m (often pej), → Weltmachtpolitik f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

imperialism

[ɪmˈpɪərɪəˌlɪz/əm] n → imperialismo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

imperial

(imˈpiəriəl) adjective

of an empire or an emperor. the imperial crown.

imˈperialism noun

(belief in) the policy of having or extending control over the territory of other nations.

imˈperialist noun, adjective

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References in classic literature

If one classed him at all it would be as the countryman of Hegel and Kant, as the idealist, inclined to be dreamy, whose Imperialism was the Imperialism of the air.

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Kipling is the representative of the vigorous life of action as led by manly and efficient men, and of the spirit of English imperialism. His poem "The White Man's Burden" sums up his imperialism--the creed that it is the duty of the higher races to civilize the lower ones with a strong hand; and he never doubts that the greater part of this obligation rests at present upon England--a theory, certainly, to which history lends much support.

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Groombride's arrival, with his interpreter, whom he proposed should eat with him at the Governor's table, his allocution to the Governor on the New Movement, and the sins of Imperialism, I purposely omit.

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But mechanical invention had gone faster than intellectual and social organisation, and the world, with its silly old flags, its silly unmeaning tradition of nationality, its cheap newspapers and cheaper passions and imperialisms, its base commercial motives and habitual insincerities and vulgarities, its race lies and conflicts, was taken by surprise.

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The accompanying slogan offers the proper ideological lens: "Zionism is the weapon of imperialism!"

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Within the current scholarly debate about Roman imperialism, Burton investigates the nature and processes by which Rome was able to acquire and maintain such a large empire for some 800 years.

Roman Imperialism

ISLAMABAD -- Globalisation in the form of westerndomination and Third World dependency has increased media imperialism in the developing world says Dr Farooq Sulehria.

Scholar seeks community initiatives to counter hegemony of western media

Farooq Sulehria, Media Imperialism in India and Pakistan, New York, NY: Routledge, 2018, 258 pp., $134.36 (hardcover).

Media Imperialism in India and Pakistan

KARACHI -- Speakers here Sunday at a moot on the occasion of the completion of 50 years of the movement of 1968 said that this movement is still a symbol of struggle against capitalism, imperialism and dictatorship.

Struggle urged to fight capitalism, imperialism and dictatorship

LAHORE:Farooq Sulehria's Media Imperialism in India and Pakistan (2018) makes an important and welcome contribution to the development of the increasingly important field of comparative and critical South Asian media studies.

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Whether charting the history of curry or arguing that World War II was a food fight, Lizzie Collingham has demonstrated how imperialism shaped agriculture, provisioning, culinary and dining practices, and the more elusive concept of taste.

The Taste of Empire: How Britain's Quest for Food Shaped the Modern World