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neocolonialism

[nee-oh-kuh-loh-nee-uh-liz-uhm] / ˌni oʊ kəˈloʊ ni əˌlɪz əm /
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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

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

From Scientific American • Apr. 25, 2013

But since the 1970s the French intelligentsia has called this neocolonialism.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2010




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