anti-imperialist
Americannoun
adjective
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- anti-imperialism noun
- anti-imperialistic adjective
Etymology
Origin of anti-imperialist
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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This legacy of armed struggle, ideological martyrdom, and anti-imperialist narrative shaped her and her brother.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026
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.
From Salon • Oct. 28, 2025
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 • May 16, 2025
He was not an Amílcar Cabral, liberator of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde, or a Thomas Sankara, the anti-imperialist revolutionary who led Burkina Faso - two men slain before their life's work was done.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2023
The dual orientation of Sun Yat-sen's anti-imperialist programs has already been made partly evident in the examination of this belief in a class war of the nations.
From The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-sen: An Exposition of the San Min Chu I by Linebarger, Paul Myron Anthony
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