imperialism
noun
the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies.
imperialist
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a word derived from
imperialism.
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a word derived from
imperialism.
imperialismnounthe policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies.
Example Sentences
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In Nuuk on Friday, after visiting with local leaders at a government office on the main boulevard of Greenland’s capital, Frederiksen embraced locals fearful of an imperialist United States.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2026
History shows, if anything, that imperialist ventures in Latin America don’t always pay off.
From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026
“It became the popular trope that somehow this was a solely American game that, almost in a culturally imperialist way, was imposed on Canadians,” said Bill Humber, perhaps Canada’s most renowned baseball historian.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
Now, it's important to distinguish his belief that "to the victor belongs the spoils" in the imperialist context from a "spoils system" in the domestic context, which he also believes in.
From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2025
Vietnam War-era denunciations of the Pilgrims as imperialist or racist simply replicated the error in a new form.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
