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anti-imperialist

American  
[an-tee-im-peer-ee-uh-list, an-tahy-] / ˌæn ti ɪmˈpɪər i ə lɪst, ˌæn taɪ- /

noun

  1. an opponent of imperialism.


adjective

  1. opposed to imperialism.

anti-imperialist British  

adjective

  1. opposed to imperialism

    anti-imperialist movements

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person who is opposed to imperialism

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of anti-imperialist

First recorded in 1895–1900

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"They are playing to the AI aesthetics and hyperbolic anti-imperialist narratives that draw attention, spark controversy and get rewarded by platforms."

From Barron's Apr. 10, 2026

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.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 15, 2025

You did have people forming the anti-imperialist league.

From Salon Apr. 4, 2025

During his time in power, he adopted an anti-imperialist foreign policy that challenged the dominance of France, which retained huge influence in many of its former colonies in Africa.

From BBC Oct. 16, 2024

He was opposed by Aristides, who was a very just man, and an anti-imperialist and "mugwump."

From The Ifs of History by Joseph Edgar Chamberlin

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