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im⋅pe⋅ri⋅al⋅ism

  [im-peer-ee-uh-liz-uhm]
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–noun
1. the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies.
2. advocacy of imperial interests.
3. an imperial system of government.
4. imperial government.
5. British. the policy of so uniting the separate parts of an empire with separate governments as to secure for certain purposes a single state.
Origin:
1855–60; imperial 1 + -ism

Related forms:
im⋅pe⋅ri⋅al⋅ist, noun, adjective
im⋅pe⋅ri⋅al⋅is⋅tic, adjective
im⋅pe⋅ri⋅al⋅is⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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im·pe·ri·al·ism   (ĭm-pîr'ē-ə-lĭz'əm)   
n.  

  1. The policy of extending a nation's authority by territorial acquisition or by the establishment of economic and political hegemony over other nations.

  2. The system, policies, or practices of such a government.

im·pe'ri·al·ist adj. & n., im·pe'ri·al·is'tic adj., im·pe'ri·al·is'ti·cal·ly adv.
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imperialism

Acquisition by a government of other governments or territories, or of economic or cultural power over other nations or territories, often by force. Colonialism is a form of imperialism.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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