an·ti-im·pe·ri·al·ism | \ ˌan-tē-im-ˈpir-ē-ə-ˌli-zəm, ˌan-tī- 
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\Definition of anti-imperialism
: opposition to or hostility toward imperialism … he campaigned on a platform of anti-imperialism and social democracy …— T. E. Vedney
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anti-imperialist \ ˌan-tē-im-ˈpir-ē-ə-list , ˌan-tī- \ adjective
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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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The first known use of anti-imperialism was in 1861
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