English Explanatory Dictionary

imperialism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations.
  2. Any undue extension of political, intellectual, or other forms of authority, particularly in regards to systems that benefit the Western world at the cost of the Global South.

Pronunciation

/ɪmˈpɪə.ɹi.ə.lɪ.z(ə)m/ /ɪmˈpɪ.ɹi.əˌlɪ.zəm/ En-us-imperialism.ogg

Word forms

imperialism imperialisms

Etymology

From imperial + -ism.

Related words

imperialist imperialistic

Derived words

anti-imperialism counter-imperialism cultural imperialism cyberimperialism disimperialism eco-imperialism Euroimperialism hyperimperialism neoimperialism neo-imperialism proto-imperialism social imperialism subimperialism sub-imperialism ultraimperialism
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