Associations to the word «Imperialism»

Wiktionary

IMPERIALISM, noun. The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations.

Dictionary definition

IMPERIALISM, noun. A policy of extending your rule over foreign countries.
IMPERIALISM, noun. A political orientation that advocates imperial interests.
IMPERIALISM, noun. Any instance of aggressive extension of authority.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne