'Imperialism' definitions:
Definition of 'imperialism'
(from WordNet)
noun
A policy of extending your rule over foreign countries
noun
A political orientation that advocates imperial interests
noun
Any instance of aggressive extension of authority
Definition of 'Imperialism'
From: GCIDE
- Imperialism \Im*pe"ri*al*ism\, n.
- 1. The power or character of an emperor; imperial authority; the spirit of empire. [1913 Webster]
- Roman imperialism had divided the world. --C. H. Pearson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. The practise of building or extending an empire. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
- The tide of English opinion began to turn about
- 1870, and since then it has run with increasing force in the direction of what is called imperialism. --James Bryce. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Synonyms of 'imperialism'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- appeasement,
- balance of power,
- brinkmanship,
- caliphate,
- centralism,
- coexistence,
- collectivism,
- colonialism,
- communism,
- compromise,
- constitutionalism,
- containment,
- czardom,
- democratism,
- detente,
- deterrence,
- diplomacy,
- diplomatic,
- diplomatics,
- dollar diplomacy,
- dollar imperialism,
- Eisenhower Doctrine,
- emperorship,
- empery,
- empire,
- expansionism,
- fascism,
- federalism,
- feudalism,
- feudality,
- foreign affairs,
- foreign policy,
- good-neighbor policy,
- governmentalism,
- internationalism,
- isolationism,
- kaiserdom,
- kaisership,
- kinghood,
- kingship,
- majesty,
- manifest destiny,
- militarism,
- monarchism,
- Monroe Doctrine,
- national socialism,
- nationalism,
- Nazism,
- neocolonialism,
- neofascism,
- neutralism,
- Nixon Doctrine,
- nonresistance,
- open door,
- open-door policy,
- parliamentarianism,
- parliamentarism,
- peace offensive,
- peaceful coexistence,
- pluralism,
- political principles,
- preparedness,
- queenhood,
- queenship,
- rajaship,
- regnancy,
- republicanism,
- royalism,
- royalty,
- shirt-sleeve diplomacy,
- shuttle diplomacy,
- socialism,
- sovereignty,
- spheres of influence,
- statism,
- sultanate,
- sultanship,
- the big stick,
- the crown,
- the throne,
- tough policy,
- Truman Doctrine,
- world politics
Words containing 'Imperialism'
- Imperial,
- Imperialities,
- Imperiality,
- Imperialize,
- Imperialized,
- Imperializing,
- Imperially,
- Imperious,
- Imperiously,
- Imperiousness,
- Impery,
- Crown imperial,
- Imperial Beach,
- Imperial County,
- Imperial bushel,
- Imperial chamber,
- Imperial city,
- Imperial diet,
- Imperial drill,
- Imperial eagle,
- Imperial green,
- Imperial guard,
- Imperial pigeon,
- Imperial, CA,
- Imperial, MO,
- Imperial, NE,
- Imperial, PA,
- Imperial, TX,
- imperial beard,
- imperial decree,
- imperial elephant,
- imperial gallon,
- imperial mammoth,
- imperial moth,
- imperial yeomanry,
- Crown-imperial,
- Imperial Beach, CA,
- Imperial County, CA,
- Imperial weights and measures,
- Imperial-Enlow,
- british imperial system,
- imperial capacity unit,
- Imperial-Enlow, PA,
- imperial japanese morning glory