anti-imperialism

noun

an·​ti-im·​pe·​ri·​al·​ism
ˌan-tē-im-ˈpir-ē-ə-ˌli-zəm,
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-imperialism (audio)
: opposition to or hostility toward imperialism
… he campaigned on a platform of anti-imperialismT. E. Vedney
anti-imperialist
ˌan-tē-im-ˈpir-ē-ə-list
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-imperialism (audio)
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

Examples of anti-imperialism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 Henceforth, Beijing’s Iran pronouncements highlighted anti-imperialism, third-world solidarity, and respect for Persian accomplishments. Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023 The Islamist takeover of the U.S. embassy in Tehran in 1979 helped end leftist student activism in Iran as religious forces appropriated the mantle of anti-imperialism and the anti-American cause from the left. Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-imperialism was in 1861

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“Anti-imperialism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-imperialism. Accessed 11 Oct. 2024.

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