neocolonialismnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌniː.əʊ.kəˈləʊ.ni.əl.ɪ.zəm/us/ˌniː.oʊ.kəˈloʊ.ni.əl.ɪ.zəm/political control by a rich country of a poorer country that should be independent and free to govern itself
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Colonisation & self-government
- annex
- autonomous
- autonomy
- client state
- colonial
- crown colony
- decolonization
- dependency
- devolution
- devolve
- independence
- Independence Day
- nationalism
- nationalist
- non-aligned
- self-rule
- separatism
- separatist
- the British Empire
- the free world
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neocolonialist
adjective uk/ˌniː.əʊ.kəˈləʊ.ni.əl.ɪst/us/ˌniː.oʊ.kəˈloʊ.ni.əl.ɪst/