English dictionary
imperialism
/I/m'p/i/r/i//@/,l/I/z/@/m/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a political orientation that advocates imperial interests
Source: WordNet 3.0
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any instance of aggressive extension of authority
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The power or character of an emperor; imperial authority; the spirit of empire.
Source: webster1913
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The policy, practice, or advocacy of seeking, or acquiescing in, the extension of the control, dominion, or empire of a nation, as by the acquirement of new, esp. distant, territory or dependencies, or by the closer union of parts more or less independent of each other for operations of war, copyright, internal commerce, etc.
Source: webster1913