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Territorialism vs Imperialism - What's the difference?

territorialism | imperialism |

As nouns the difference between territorialism and imperialism

is that territorialism is territoriality: the assertion of rights to a territory while 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.

territorialism

English

Noun

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  • Territoriality: the assertion of rights to a territory
  • *{{quote-news, 2009, January 23, Matt Higgins, Rough Waves, Tougher Beaches, New York Times citation
    • , passage=Such incidents create debate about localism, a brand of territorialism that has been practiced at surf breaks around the world for decades. }}

    imperialism

    English

    (wikipedia imperialism)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations.

    • See also

    * imperialist * imperialistic