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eco-imperialist

eco-imperialist adjective: characteristic of or pertaining to eco-imperialism.

Adjective

eco-imperialist (comparative more eco-imperialist, superlative most eco-imperialist)

  1. Characteristic of or pertaining to eco-imperialism.
    • On the one hand, the types of technical regulations discussed above are not eco-imperialist, since they specify the nature of the product itself - it must be packaged a certain way, or must be recyclable - rather than how the product is produced.2002, Shahrukh Rafi Khan, Trade and Environment: Difficult Policy Choices at the Interface
    • The position of Malaysia was fervently defended by then Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, defining the discourse on “environmental justice”, and upholding the right to development of the countries in the South, against the “eco-imperialist” position of wealthy countries of the North.2010, Lye Liang Fook, Chen Gang, Towards A Liveable And Sustainable Urban Environment, page 164

Noun

eco-imperialist (plural eco-imperialists)

  1. A person or country that engages in eco-imperialism.
    • International environmental activists are condemned as racist "eco-imperialists" and domestic activists are Malaysia's "Number 1 traitors."1992, Defending the Earth: Abuses of Human Rights and the Environment
    • Like the European imperialists of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Driessen claims, today's eco-imperialists keep developing countries destitute for the benefit of the developed world.2007, U.C. Mandal, Dictionary Of Public Administration, page 147

Forms of eco-imperialist

Adjective
comparativemore eco-imperialist
superlativemost eco-imperialist
Noun
pluraleco-imperialists

Questions about eco-imperialist

What does eco-imperialist mean?
Eco-imperialist means characteristic of or pertaining to eco-imperialism.
What part of speech is eco-imperialist?
Eco-imperialist can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near eco-imperialist in the dictionary

  1. eco-home
  2. eco-homes
  3. eco-house
  4. eco-houses
  5. eco-imperialism
  6. eco-imperialist
  7. eco-imperialists
  8. eco-incentive
  9. eco-incentives
  10. eco-investing
  11. eco-kashrut

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