imperialism

Meanings

Plural: imperialisms

Noun

• a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries
• a political orientation that advocates imperial interests
• any instance of aggressive extension of authority
• The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations.
• Any undue extension of political, intellectual, or other forms of authority.

Related Words

imperialist, imperialistic