imperialist
Colonial power supporter
An imperialist supports or practices imperialism—the policy of extending a nation's power through colonization, military force, or economic domination.
The term usually carries negative connotations, implying exploitation of weaker peoples: imperialist ambitions, Western imperialist powers.
As an adjective, it describes anything related to such expansion: imperialist foreign policy.
Critics apply the label broadly to any perceived domination by powerful nations over weaker ones.
One who occupies foreign land
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
- settlerOne who colonizes territory
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
conquest · subjugation · territory · protectorate · annexation · governor · viceroy · proconsul
Dominant group's control
- hegemonDominant state over others
- subjugationForcing into submission
- dominationSupreme authority held
- controlAuthority to direct
power · ascendancy · predominance · rule · authority · dominion · overlord · overlordship
Defeating and seizing control
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- manifest destinyObvious, inescapable fate
- frontierEdge of settlement
settlers · exploration · pioneers · incursion · acquisition · land grab · spheres of influence · New World
Selfish use of others
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- anticolonialOpposing foreign territorial control
- decolonizationEnding imperial control
liberation · independence · self-determination · neocolonialism · postcolonial · reparations · extraction · dispossession
Devotion to one's country
- jingoismBellicose extreme patriotism
- chauvinismMilitant devotion to group
- ethnocentrismBelief one's culture superior
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
patriotism · nativism · supremacy · exceptionalism · social Darwinism · racial hierarchy · civilizing mission · white supremacy
colonizer
One who occupies foreign land
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
- settlerOne who colonizes territory
plantation · conquest · subjugation · territory · protectorate · annexation · governor · viceroy · proconsul · satrap
hegemony
Dominant group's control
- hegemonDominant state over others
- subjugationForcing into submission
- dominationSupreme authority held
control · power · ascendancy · predominance · rule · authority · dominion · overlord · overlordship · subordination
conquest
Defeating and seizing control
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- manifest destinyObvious, inescapable fate
frontier · settlers · exploration · pioneers · incursion · acquisition · land grab · spheres of influence · New World · expedition
exploitation
Selfish use of others
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- anticolonialOpposing foreign territorial control
decolonization · liberation · independence · self-determination · neocolonialism · postcolonial · reparations · extraction · dispossession · dependency
nationalism
Devotion to one's country
- jingoismBellicose extreme patriotism
- chauvinismMilitant devotion to group
- ethnocentrismBelief one's culture superior
xenophobia · patriotism · nativism · supremacy · exceptionalism · social Darwinism · racial hierarchy · civilizing mission · white supremacy · Eurocentrism
dynasty
Successive family rulers
- realmGoverned territory or sphere
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
kingdom · sultanate · czardom · caliphate · shogunate · khanate · pharaoh · aristocracy
- Aggressorsaggressor, attacker, invader, assailant, warmonger
- politicalconservative, liberal, moderate, centrist, leftist
- Royalistsmonarchists, monarchist, royalists, royalist, loyalists
- exploitersexploiter, predator, parasite, user, leech
- warmongerswarmonger, war hawk, hawk, jingoist, jingoists
- nationalistspatriot, nationalist, ultranationalist, ethnonationalist, flag waver
imperialistisolationist
Advocate for national seclusion
pacifist · neutralist · inward-looking · insular · protectionist
imperialistegalitarian
Equality principle supporter
autonomist · federalist · republican · subaltern · colonized
- American imperialismSuperpower extending dominance globally
- British imperialismUK's historical global dominance
- cultural imperialismDominant society imposing its ways
- European imperialismWestern domination of foreign lands
- Western imperialismEuropean domination of foreign lands
- French imperialismColonial expansion by Paris