subimperialism means A form of imperialism (“policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations”) which is subordinate to another imperialist power. It carries an Arena rating of 986, earned across 206 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, subimperialism ranks #159 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words, #644 of 17,138 for Most Incisive Words, #1,051 of 17,151 for The Improbable, #5,375 of 17,131 for Scariest Words.
subimperialism is pronounced /sʌb.ɪmˈpɪə.ɹi.ə.lɪ.z(ə)m/.
Why “subimperialism” is a great word
SUBIMPERIALISM — [Noun] The exercise of imperialist coercion by a regional or secondary power, acting under the auspices and for the ultimate benefit of a dominant imperialist state. From sub- (prefix meaning 'beneath, under; secondary, subsidiary') + imperialism. The term was notably developed in its modern political-economic sense in the 1970s by Brazilian economist Ruy Mauro Marini. Unlike imperialism, which denotes the direct, primary extension of a dominant nation's power, or hegemony, which suggests leadership achieved through cultural and ideological consent, subimperialism is the brutal work of a junior partner—the enforcement of a periphery, for a core, from within the periphery. It is the local security force armed by a distant capital to police its own region; the satellite economy structured to funnel resources upward; the regional proxy fighting a war where the flags of the dead are not the flags of the ultimate victor. It is the architecture of dominion, outsourced.
Etymology
From sub- (prefix meaning ‘beneath, under; secondary, subsidiary’) + imperialism.
noun
- A form of imperialism (“policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations”) which is subordinate to another imperialist power.
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