neocolonialism

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌniːəʊkəˈləʊnɪəˌlɪzəm/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌnioʊkəˈloʊniəˌlɪzəm/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nē′ō kə lō′nē ə liz′əm)

ne•o•co•lo•ni•al•ism n. [uncountable]

Governmenta policy by which a nation exerts political and economic control over a less powerful independent nation or region.

ne•o•co•lo•ni•al•ism n.

Governmentthe policy of a strong nation in seeking political and economic hegemony over an independent nation or extended geographical area without necessarily reducing the subordinate nation or area to the legal status of a colony.

ne′o•co•lo′ni•al, adj., n. ne′o•co•lo′ni•al•ist, n., adj.

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neocolonialism /ˌniːəʊkəˈləʊnɪəˌlɪzəm/ n

(in the modern world) political control by an outside power of a country that is in theory sovereign and independent, esp through the domination of its economy

ˌneocoˈlonial adj ˌneocoˈlonialist n

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