pseudocolonialism
Definitions
Something which resembles or appears to be colonialism (in various senses), but is really not.
Examples
“However, it does not make⟳ sense⟳ to talk⟳ of blacks, who make⟳ up 85 percent of the population of South Africa, as a majority, because given the pseudocolonialism of apartheid (the legal segregation of the races), blacks have⟳ no power at all.”
“English is the language of business, science, and technology, the language of modern empire and pseudocolonialism, and the language of Hollywood, of mechanized, corporate culture and consumption.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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