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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

In 2019, a short correspondence to Nature argued that the quantum computing community should adopt different terminology to avoid “overtones of violence, neocolonialism and racism.”

From Scientific American Feb. 20, 2021

The suit was joined by Survie, an organization that opposes neocolonialism, and the Fédération des Congolais de la Diaspora.

From New York Times Aug. 23, 2012




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