imperialism

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noun

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