IMPERIALISM


Meaning of IMPERIALISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ im-ˈpir-ē-ə-ˌli-zəm ]

noun

Date: 1826

1. : imperial government, authority, or system

2. : the policy, practice, or advocacy of extending the power and dominion of a nation especially by direct territorial acquisitions or by gaining indirect control over the political or economic life of other areas ; broadly : the extension or imposition of power, authority, or influence

union imperialism

• im·pe·ri·al·ist -list noun or adjective

• im·pe·ri·al·is·tic -ˌpir-ē-ə-ˈlis-tik adjective

• im·pe·ri·al·is·ti·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.