imperial ambition
Frequency: 6.57.1 per million words
the desire of a country to build an empire
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- Many historians attribute the conflict to the nation's imperial ambition.
- The ancient empire was driven by a relentless imperial ambition.
- Critics warned against the leader's growing imperial ambition.
- Such unchecked imperial ambition often leads to widespread devastation.
- His political career was marked by an unyielding imperial ambition.
- The small state harbored secret imperial ambitions for regional dominance.
- Throughout history, imperial ambition has shaped the rise and fall of civilizations.
- The treaty was designed to curb the encroaching imperial ambition of the neighboring power.
- Some argue that economic expansion often masks true imperial ambition.
- The documentary explored the roots of 19th-century imperial ambition.