colonialism

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country

From colonial + -ism.

They fear, perhaps, that France will use the opportunity to inflict on us the worst form of colonialism and destroy the Protestant religion." — The Loyalist: A Story of the American Revolution, James Francis Barrett

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