imperialism
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɪ.ɹi.əˌlɪz.m̩/
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Noun
imperialism (countable and uncountable, plural imperialisms)
- The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations.
- 2008 June 1, A. Dirk Moses, “Preface”, in Empire, Colony, Genocide: Conquest, Occupation, and Subaltern Resistance in World History, Berghahn Books, →ISBN, page x:
- Though most of the cases here cover European encounters with non-Europeans, it is not the intention of the book to give the impression that genocide is a function of European colonialism and imperialism alone.
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Derived terms
Translations
the policy of extending power, by force
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See also
References
- imperialism at OneLook Dictionary Search
- imperialism in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- "imperialism" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 159.
- “imperialism”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French impérialisme.
Declension
declension of imperialism (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) imperialism | imperialismul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) imperialism | imperialismului |
| vocative | imperialismule | |
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