imperialism
1. a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries (Freq. 2) • Derivationally related forms: imperialistic, imperialist • Hypernyms: foreign policy • Hyponyms: manifest destiny 2. a political orientation that advocates imperial interests • Derivationally related forms: imperialistic, imperialist • Hypernyms: political orientation, ideology, political theory 3. any instance of aggressive extension of authority • Derivationally related forms: imperialistic • Hypernyms: control
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