anti-imperial

adjective

an·​ti-im·​pe·​ri·​al ˌan-ˌtī-im-ˈpir-ē-əl 

ˌan-tē-

: characterized by or expressing opposition to or hostility toward imperialist policies and institutions

In one of the great ironies of history, what became the established religion of empire started as an anti-imperial movement.

—Richard A. Horsley, Paul and Empire, 1997

Word History

Etymology

anti- entry 1 + imperial entry 1

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined above

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