The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations.

plural of imperialism

Related to an empire, emperor, or empress. / Relating to the British imperial system of measurement. / Very grand or fine. / Of special, superior, or unusual size or excellence.

A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 6 liters of fluid, eight times the volume of a standard bottle.

Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing. / Urgent. / (obsolete) Imperial or regal.

In an imperial manner.

The quality of being imperious

In an imperious manner; in the style of an emperor. / In a way that brooks no refusal; commandingly.

plural of imperial

To invest with imperial authority, character, or style. / To bring to the form of an empire.