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Neocolonialism

//ˌniːəʊkəˈləʊnjəlɪzəm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The control or domination by a powerful country over weaker ones (especially former colonies) by the use of economic pressure, political suppression and cultural dominance. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    control by a powerful country of its former colonies (or other less developed countries) by economic pressures wordnet

Etymology

By surface analysis, neo + colonialism, or, by surface analysis, neocolonial + ism.

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