(in the modern world) political control by an outside power of a country that is in theory sovereign and independent, esp through the domination of its economy
Derived forms
neocolonial (ˌneocoˈlonial)
adjective
neocolonialist (ˌneocoˈlonialist)
noun
neocolonialism in American English
(ˌnioʊkəˈloʊniəlˌɪzəm)
noun
the survival or revival of colonialist exploitation by a foreign power of a region that has ostensibly achieved independence
Derived forms
neocolonial (ˌneocoˈlonial)
adjective
neocolonialist (ˌneocoˈlonialist)
noun, adjective
Examples of 'neocolonialism' in a sentence
neocolonialism
As a result many plantations are institutions of neocolonialism.