political theory vs imperialism

imperialism vs political theory

political theory and imperialism both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
political theory	Yes	No	No	No
imperialism	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, imperialism is a hyponym of political theory; that is, imperialism is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than political theory:

political theory: an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
imperialism: a political orientation that advocates imperial interests

Other hyponyms of political theory include absolutism, totalism, totalitarianism, anarchism, autocracy, centrism, moderatism, collectivism, communism, conservatism, conservativism, fundamentalism, segregationism, constitutionalism, democracy, social democracy, domino theory, elitism, extremism, fascism, federalism, leftism, liberalism, meritocracy, libertarianism, monarchism, Negritude, Orleanism, progressivism, radicalism, reactionism, republicanism, rightism, socialism, theocracy, Utopianism, dovishness, hawkishness, unitarism, anti-democracy, neo-Marxism, Pan-Germanism, social liberalism, pan-Europeanism.

political theory (noun)	imperialism (noun)
an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation	any instance of aggressive extension of authority
	a political orientation that advocates imperial interests
	a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries

Difference between political theory and imperialism

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