anti-imperialist

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See also: antiimperialist

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From anti- +‎ imperialist.

Adjective

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anti-imperialist (comparative more anti-imperialist, superlative most anti-imperialist)

  1. Against imperialist ideals and practices.

Usage notes

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  • anti-imperialist is several times more common than antiimperialist in print.[1] GPO manual recommends using a hyphen to avoid doubling a vowel except after short prefixes.[2]

Translations

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Noun

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anti-imperialist (plural anti-imperialists)

  1. One who opposes imperialism.

References

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  1. ^ (antiimperialist*6),anti-imperialist at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
  2. ^ 6. Compounding Rules in U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, govinfo.gov

Further reading

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