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neocolonialism

neo·co·lo·nialism

UK/ˌniːəʊkəˈləʊnjəlɪzəm/ uncommon

noun

1.

control by a powerful country of its former colonies (or other less developed countries) by economic pressures

Origin

By surface analysis, neo + colonialism, or, by surface analysis, neocolonial + ism.

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