neocolonialism

noun [U]

/ˌniː.əʊ.kəˈləʊ.ni.əl.ɪ.zəm/

/-oʊ.kəˈloʊ-/

Definition

› political control by a rich country of a poorer country that should be independent and free to govern itselfColonisation and self-government neocolonialist

/-ɪst/ adjective Colonisation and self-government

(Definition of neocolonialism noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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