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imperialism

noun as in expansionism

noun as in manifest destiny

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Some on the left, too, have identified multipolarism as a sign of a more equitable geopolitics — and a potential cudgel against American imperialism.

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Some of her works listed on Instagram criticise "American imperialism," what she called Israeli war crimes and denounce the "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians, mirroring some of her husband's policy positions.

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Without them, he wouldn’t have the bogeyman he requires to push forward the most authoritarian aspects of his agenda: mass surveillance, squads of secret police and wars of imperialism.

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They add to the case for imposing secondary sanctions on Chinese businesses that aid Russia’s imperialism.

The only person who can turn down the proverbial temperature on this issue is Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who should know all the bad that American imperialism has wrought on Latin America.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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