Imperialism synonyms
ĭm-pîr'ē-ə-lĭz'əm
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The colonial domination policy pursued by the powers of Europe, from the second half of the XIX century to the years following World War II. A colonial system.
Imperial or imperialistic sovereignty, domination, or control:
dominion (related)
Rule or power to rule; sovereign authority; sovereignty
neocolonialism
The policy or practice of a wealthy or powerful nation in extending its influence into a less developed one, especially in exploiting that nation's resources.
power (related)
The capacity of a system or machine to operate:
A nation's practice or policy of territorial or economic expansion.
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international domination
International diplomacy in which each nation uses or threatens to use military or economic power to further its own interests:
Influence, force, or control
fascism (related)
white-man-s-burden
The supposed or presumed responsibility of white people to govern and impart their culture to nonwhite people, often advanced as a justification for European colonialism.
nationalism (related)
ruling class (related)
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foreign-policy (related)
imperialist (related)
militarism (related)
stalinism (related)
liberalism (related)
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communism (related)
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capitalism (related)
totalitarianism (related)
neo-liberalism (related)
Find another word for imperialism. In this page you can discover 24 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for imperialism, like: colonialism, empire, dominion, hegemony, neocolonialism, power, expansionism, international domination, power-politics, sway and fascism.
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