imperialism
imperialism
Definition
im·peri·al·ism (im pir′ē əl iz′əm)
noun
- imperial state, authority, or system of government
- the policy and practice of forming and maintaining an empire in seeking to control raw materials and world markets by the conquest of other countries, the establishment of colonies, etc.
- the policy and practice of seeking to dominate the economic or political affairs of underdeveloped areas or weaker countries
im·pe′ri·al·ist noun, adjective
im·pe′ri·al·is′·tic adjective
im·pe′ri·al·is′·ti·cally adverb
imperialism
Synonyms
imperialism
n.
imperialism
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- resist: Germany's catastrophic error in 1914 was to resist British economic imperialism by recourse to war - the means of the previous age.
- oppose: Anyone who opposed American imperialism had to be on the side of the angels and so the eastern European Communists were the good guys.
- defeat: In it he sums up the tactic of defeating imperialism.
- argue: At the beginning of the 20th century Russian revolutionary Lenin argued that imperialism had three parts to it?
- justify: While justifying imperialism, they also use it to justify problems on the " home front " .
- fight: In between waging class war and fighting imperialism, Ms German leads a rather touching crusade on behalf of the Routemaster bus.
Converse of subject
- dominate: But backward countries are part of a world dominated by imperialism.
- impose: But these " core Commonwealth values " have been those imposed by British imperialism and interpreted to suit its interests.
Adjective modifier
- Western: This, I think, is the flipside of the arguments about a new Western imperialism.
- cultural: In any debates about cultural imperialism, whose empire are we really talking about?
- linguistic: Mühlhäusler, Peter ( 1996 ) Linguistic ecology: language change and linguistic imperialism in the Pacific region.
- British: Kashmir is at present occupied by India, a legacy of British imperialism.
- American: There is a simple reason why he attacked the US: American imperialism.
- western: Like Janus, facing both ways, the good cop, bad cop front has always been the preferred tactic of western imperialism.
Modifies a noun
- cannot: The struggle against war and imperialism cannot be the task of any sort of special " committees.
- today: Alternatives for Change and Social Movements Edited by Atilio A. Boron This book offers new perspectives on Empire and Imperialism today.
Noun used with modifier
- anglo-us: The sabre-rattling and threats of Anglo-US imperialism have been met with growing opposition in Britain, the US and throughout the world.
- world: One reason the old empires did crumble was the changing balance of forces in world imperialism.
- medium: How does this localisation relate to the notions of cultural and media imperialism?
Preposition: in
- region: Uganda is useful for US imperialism in this region.
imperialism Quotes
If the worst came to the worst and half of mankind died, the other half would remain while imperialism would be razed to the ground and the whole world could become socialist.
All the so-called powerful reactionaries are paper tigers, for theyare cut off from their people.Was not Hitler a paper tiger, and was he not overthrown? US imperialism has not yet been overthrown, and it has atomic bombsöbut I believe that it too will be overthrown. It, too, is a paper tiger.
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