anti-imperialist

[an-tee-im-peer-ee-uh-list, an-tahy-]

noun

1. an opponent of imperialism.

adjective

1. opposed to imperialism.

anti-imperialist

adjective

1. opposed to imperialism

   anti-imperialist movements

noun

1. a person who is opposed to imperialism

Other Word Forms

• anti-imperialism noun
• anti-imperialistic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of anti-imperialist¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

I do consider myself an anti-imperialist.

From Los Angeles Times

Many Africans already have friendly views towards Russia - anti-colonialist and anti-imperialist sentiment, together with the legacy of Soviet support for liberation movements during the Cold War made it relatively common.

From BBC

The show is anticolonial and anti-imperialist in a way that “Star Wars” taught audiences to recognize, if not necessarily recognize in the world around them, and anticapitalist in a way that movies have most always been.

From Los Angeles Times

When the original film first premiered in 1977, echoes of the Vietnam War and anti-imperialist sentiment could be felt in its otherwise outlandish space-opera trappings.

From Los Angeles Times

You did have people forming the anti-imperialist league.

From Salon