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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

As Prince of Wales, he audibly opposed Western neocolonialism.

From Washington Post Sep. 19, 2022

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




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