social imperialism
/ˌsəʊʃl ɪmˈpɪərɪəlɪz(ə)m/noun
1Chiefly in the phraseology of communism and socialism: advocacy of imperialist foreign policy while claiming to support socialism.
2Specifically. Socialist policies used to disguise imperialist ambitions. Now historical.
- Especially used in discussions of Sino-Soviet relations..
3 Politics. A combination of an imperialist foreign policy and programmes of social reform, frequently introduced in order to quell internal social upheaval.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Communist. From social + imperialism. In sense 1a probably after Russian social-imperializm; compare slightly earlier social imperialist.