Synonyms for colonialism
kəˈloʊ ni əˌlɪz əmcolo·nial·ism

Princeton's WordNet

1. colonialismnoun

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

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1. • Exploitation

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1. List of paraphrases for "colonialism":

   colonization, decolonization, colonial, colonialist, colonisation

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1. Sheila Babauta:

   As the first stewards of the land and ocean, our traditional knowledge can guide the way, all together we hold the keys to solving the issues of militarization, climate change and climate colonialism. We are not passive victims. I am here to amplify the voices of those who live on the frontlines.

2. Jamaal Bowman:

   Congress, like education, like every American institution, is rooted in European settler colonialism and white supremacy.

3. Roberto Mukaro Borrero:

   The [Columbus] statue is really a tribute to genocide, colonialism, religious intolerance, racism, gender violence, and white supremacy. There are mixed feelings among locals, but Taíno and other Indigenous peoples of Borikén [an Indigenous name for the island] would like to see it gone, as it is looked upon as an embarrassment.

4. Thum Ping Tjin:

   Singapore continues to be governed using the same values, institutions and assumptions that underpinned British colonialism so the government can not reject or repudiate colonialism without also criticizing its own values, institutions and methods of governance.

5. Naomi Evans:

   There has been such an awakening of how racism, capitalism, colonialism, enslavement of people, has impacted our everyday lives and people are starting to see how problematic two people who have directly benefited from colonialism and the Empire, walking around, smiling and laughing, how that actually is not adding anything to these countries, there's absolutely no need for them. What do they represent ? What is the message that you're saying when you're sending people who have colonized, stolen from other countries, and you're sending representatives over there ? For what ? I don't understand what the purpose is of them unless it's to go and apologize, and to start talking about how you repair the damage.