- 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
noun
The definition of imperialism is the practice of a larger country or government growing stronger by taking over poorer or weaker countries that have important resources.
An example of imperialism was England’s practices of colonizing India.
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imperialism
noun
- The extension of a nation's authority by territorial acquisition or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations.
- A political doctrine or system promoting such extension of authority.
Related Forms:
- im·pe′ri·al·ist
adjective
noun
- im·pe′ri·al·is′tic
adjective
- im·pe′ri·al·is′ti·cal·ly
adverb
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Noun
(uncountable)
- The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations.
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Sentence Examples
- A unified and theoretically coherent female imperialism was never on offer.
- There were compromises with British imperialism, no matter what the price, to lull the Indian masses with hopes of reforms.
- Thus by the hand of Richelieu a union against Austrian imperialism was effected between the Bavarian Catholics and the Protestants who dominated in central and northern Germany.
- After the war with Spain Reed broke with the administration on the issue of imperialism.
- Lacked vigour, and their pontificates were too brief to allow them to pursue a strong policy against the Germanic The Papacy imperialism.
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Words near imperialism in the dictionary
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