SINCE 1828
anti-imperialism
noun
an·ti-im·pe·ri·al·ism
| \ ˌan-tē-im-ˈpir-ē-ə-ˌli-zəm
, ˌan-tī-\
, ˌan-tī-\
Definition of anti-imperialism
: opposition to or hostility toward imperialism
… he campaigned on a platform of anti-imperialism and social democracy …— T. E. Vedney
Other Words from anti-imperialism
anti-imperialist
\ ˌan-tē-im-ˈpir-ē-ə-list
, ˌan-tī- \
adjective
, ˌan-tī- \
adjective
Carnegie wasted no time making public his anti-imperialist sentiments.
— David Nasaw
anti-imperialist
noun
He gravely damaged his reputation among pacifists and anti-imperialists by his attack on Egypt in 1882 …
— Geoffrey Wheatcrof
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