imperialism

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  A CAUTION TO IMPERIAL BIRDS OF PREY
• WordNet 3.6
  • n imperialism any instance of aggressive extension of authority
  • n imperialism a political orientation that advocates imperial interests
  • n imperialism a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries
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I've seen the imperial family several times

Imperial Eagle

• Interesting fact: A Chinese Scientist discovered that the Earth is round during the Han Dynasty by measuring the sun and moon's path in the sky. He recorded this fact down in the imperial records but went unnoticed until it was unearthed recently but Chinese archaeologists.
• • Imperialism The policy, practice, or advocacy of seeking, or acquiescing in, the extension of the control, dominion, or empire of a nation, as by the acquirement of new, esp. distant, territory or dependencies, or by the closer union of parts more or less independent of each other for operations of war, copyright, internal commerce, etc. The practise of building or extending an empire. "The tide of English opinion began to turn about 1870, and since then it has run with increasing force in the direction of what is called imperialism ."
  • Imperialism The power or character of an emperor; imperial authority; the spirit of empire. "Roman imperialism had divided the world."
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• Interesting fact: The Imperial torte, a square chocolate cake with five thin layers of almond paste, was created by a master pastry chef at the court of Emperor Franz Joseph (1830 1916).
• • n imperialism Imperial state or authority; the system of imperial government.
  • n imperialism The principle or spirit of empire; promotion of or devotion to imperial interests.
  • n imperialism Specifically.
  • n imperialism “In recent British politics, the principle or policy of seeking, or at least not refusing, an extension of the British Empire in directions where trading interests and investments require the protection of the flag; and of so uniting the different parts of the Empire having separate governments, as to secure that for certain purposes, such as warlike defence, internal commerce, copyright, and postal communication, they shall be practically a single state.”
  • n imperialism In United States politics, the extension of the rule of the American government over foreign countries acquired by conquest or purchase, without a corresponding grant to them of the constitution or of a republican form of government; the governing of other peoples on the monarchical principle, as subjects rather than as citizens.
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• Interesting fact: The Russian Imperial Necklace has been loaned out by Joseff jewelers of Hollywood for 1,215 different feature films.
• • ns Imperialism the power or authority of an emperor: the spirit of empire
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• Robert Browning

  

  “It is best to be yourself, imperial, plain and true.”

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