Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun imperialism

3 senses of imperialism

Sense 1
imperialism -- (a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries)
       => foreign policy -- (a policy governing international relations)

Sense 2
imperialism -- (a political orientation that advocates imperial interests)
       => political orientation, ideology, political theory -- (an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation)

Sense 3
imperialism -- (any instance of aggressive extension of authority)
       => control -- (the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable")