imperialising
Extending empire's reach
Imperialising is the British spelling of imperializing—extending control or influence over other territories or peoples in the manner of an empire.
The term applies to political expansion, economic dominance, or cultural imposition: Western nations spent centuries imperialising much of Africa and Asia.
It can also describe imposing one's standards or practices on others: Critics accused the company of imperialising local markets.
Domination through foreign settlement
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- colonizerOne who occupies foreign land
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- protectorateGuarded semi-autonomous territory
occupation · settlement · conquest · missionaries · indigenous · assimilation · plantation · administration
Absorbing territory into jurisdiction
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- enlargementIncrease in size
incorporation · sphere · influence · encroachment · aggrandizement · borders · frontiers · outposts
Dominant group's control
- subjugationForcing into submission
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- controlAuthority to direct
dominance · tyranny · coercion · repression · authoritarianism · despotism · intimidation · enslavement
colonialism
Domination through foreign settlement
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- colonizerOne who occupies foreign land
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
protectorate · occupation · settlement · conquest · missionaries · indigenous · assimilation · plantation · administration · governance
annexation
Absorbing territory into jurisdiction
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
enlargement · incorporation · sphere · influence · encroachment · aggrandizement · borders · frontiers · outposts · hinterland
hegemony
Dominant group's control
- subjugationForcing into submission
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- supremacyHighest rank or power
control · dominance · tyranny · coercion · repression · authoritarianism · despotism · intimidation · enslavement · exploitation
imperialisingliberating
Setting free from constraint
decolonising · emancipating · freeing · withdrawing · retreating
imperialisingself-determining
Controlling one's own fate
enfranchising · empowering · localising · decentralising · federalising
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