anti-imperialism
noun
an·ti-im·pe·ri·al·ism
ˌan-tē-im-ˈpir-ē-ə-ˌli-zəm 
ˌan-tī-
ˌan-tī-
: opposition to or hostility toward imperialism
… he campaigned on a platform of anti-imperialism …—
T. E. Vedney
T. E. Vedney
anti-imperialist
adjective
ˌan-tē-im-ˈpir-ē-ə-list,
ˌan-tī-
Carnegie wasted no time making public his anti-imperialist sentiments.
—David Nasaw
David Nasaw
anti-imperialist
noun
He gravely damaged his reputation among pacifists and anti-imperialists by his attack on Egypt in 1882 …
—Geoffrey Wheatcrof
Geoffrey Wheatcrof
Examples of anti-imperialism in a Sentence
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Venezuela’s socialist revolution was built on a number of principles – including anti-imperialism.
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Tibisay Zea,
Christian Science Monitor,
11 May 2026
The roots of anti-imperialism In the 30 years after Roosevelt asserted the U.S.’s right to intervene across the hemisphere, U.S. forces occupied Cuba three times – in 1906-09, 1912 and 1917-21.
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Tony Wood,
The Conversation,
17 Apr. 2026
For decades, the island was celebrated by U.S. critics worldwide as a scrappy symbol of anti-imperialism and a utopic experiment in socialism.
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Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2026
Newton’s philosophy blended Marxist theory, Black nationalism and anti-imperialism into a unique vision for liberation.
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Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
The third principle is anti-imperialism, which emerged as a pillar of leftist and progressive thought in the late nineteenth century as a reaction against European empire building.
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Jonathan B. Petkun,
Foreign Affairs,
18 June 2024
Ironically, Wilford points out, this anti-imperialism empowered the C.I.A.
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The New Yorker,
12 June 2024
Although Garza’s rebellion was crushed, his ideas of democracy, equity, freedom of the press, and anti-imperialism would find new life in 1910 when another cross-border revolution led by Francisco Madero succeeded in toppling Díaz.
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TIME,
9 Apr. 2024
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Tibisay Zea,
Christian Science Monitor,
11 May 2026
The roots of anti-imperialism In the 30 years after Roosevelt asserted the U.S.’s right to intervene across the hemisphere, U.S. forces occupied Cuba three times – in 1906-09, 1912 and 1917-21.
—
Tony Wood,
The Conversation,
17 Apr. 2026
For decades, the island was celebrated by U.S. critics worldwide as a scrappy symbol of anti-imperialism and a utopic experiment in socialism.
—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2026
Newton’s philosophy blended Marxist theory, Black nationalism and anti-imperialism into a unique vision for liberation.
—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
The third principle is anti-imperialism, which emerged as a pillar of leftist and progressive thought in the late nineteenth century as a reaction against European empire building.
—
Jonathan B. Petkun,
Foreign Affairs,
18 June 2024
Ironically, Wilford points out, this anti-imperialism empowered the C.I.A.
—
The New Yorker,
12 June 2024
Although Garza’s rebellion was crushed, his ideas of democracy, equity, freedom of the press, and anti-imperialism would find new life in 1910 when another cross-border revolution led by Francisco Madero succeeded in toppling Díaz.
—
TIME,
9 Apr. 2024
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