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Someone who wants your resources, your land, and your gratitude for taking them.
means A person or nation that extends its power over other territories or peoples, usually through conquest, settlement, or economic domination.
from Traces back to Latin 'imperium,' meaning supreme power or command — the root behind 'emperor' and 'empire.' 'Imperialism' and 'imperialist' emerged as words in the 1800s, when European powers were busy carving up Africa and Asia and needed a tidy term for the whole enterprise of ruling over distant lands. The word, in other words, was coined by the very people doing the taking — which is its own small irony.
- origin era
- Latin imperium, meaning command, not shopping
- classic excuse
- civilizing mission, invoice attached
- map tell
- borders drawn with a ruler, not geography
- modern form
- economic, no flag required