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

The 9 1/2-hour epic is among Japan’s fiercest anti-imperialist indictments, and Mr. Nakadai’s disarmingly humane performance is central to its effectiveness.

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To this point, Ireland is pretty much the only nation in Western Europe without a significant far-right political party, a fact that reflects the strong historical connection between Irish nationalism and anti-imperialist or anti-colonial ideology.

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The protest group expressed agreement with Petro in a bulletin but called on the government to build "an anti-imperialist front."

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The author’s anti-imperialist energies have scarcely dimmed since the days when, as a professor in Kampala in 1981, he helped to found the Uganda-Korea Friendship Society.

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I do consider myself an anti-imperialist.

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