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neocolonialism

[nee-oh-kuh-loh-nee-uh-liz-uhm] / ˌni oʊ kəˈloʊ ni əˌlɪz əm /
NOUN
manifest destiny
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Aid became a bastion of paternalism or, as some came to see it, neocolonialism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

For this maneuver to succeed, however, the end of French neocolonialism proved crucial.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2023

They also said past legal challenges to Dutch fiscal edicts and claims of neocolonialism have been struck down by local courts.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2021

Ms. Syjuco employs diverse formats — installations, performance and photography — to investigate such subjects as the distribution of goods under capitalism and the persistence of neocolonialism.

From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2018

I have eavesdropped on grad students presenting dissertations about the subtext of neocolonialism in my writing. 

From Scientific American ● Apr. 25, 2013




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