neocolonialism
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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
Here's to a brave Haitian population that survives in spite of the depravations of colonialism and neocolonialism!
From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2017
I have eavesdropped on grad students presenting dissertations about the subtext of neocolonialism in my writing.
From Scientific American • Apr. 25, 2013
Vocabulary lists containing neocolonialism
Political Geography - High School
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The Middle East and Central Asia - Middle School
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The Middle East and Central Asia - High School
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