Imperialism vs Imperious - What's the difference?
imperialism | imperious | Related terms |
The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations.
Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing.
* 1866 – , translated by C. J. Hogarth
Urgent.
* 1891 –
(obsolete) Imperial or regal.
* 1895 –
Imperious is a related term of imperialism.
As a noun imperialism
is the policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations.As an adjective imperious is
domineering, arrogant, or overbearing.imperialism
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(wikipedia imperialism)Noun
(-)See also
* imperialist * imperialisticimperious
English
Adjective
(-)- ...she glanced about her in an imperious , challenging sort of way, with looks and gestures that clearly were unstudied.
- Circumstances of an imperious nature, which it is unnecessary to relate here, had prevented him from taking service with that gallant army which had fought the disastrous campaigns ending with the fall of Corinth.
- She was quick, beautiful, imperious , while he was quiet, slow, and misty.
