COLONIALISM: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for COLONIALISM?

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Associations of "Colonialism" (30 Words)

activism	The policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change. Growing activism on the abortion issue.
activist	Advocating or engaged in activism. A green leaning activist magazine.
aggressive	Tending to spread quickly. We needed more growth to pursue our aggressive acquisition strategy.
barbaric	Without civilizing influences. Barbaric practices.
bellicose	Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight. Bellicose young officers.
chauvinism	Fanatical patriotism. Public opinion was easily moved to chauvinism and nationalism.
chauvinist	A person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind. We don t want to lay ourselves open to charges that we re chauvinists.
colonize	Settle among and establish control over (the indigenous people of an area. The Greeks colonized Sicily and southern Italy.
confrontational	Tending to deal with situations in an aggressive way; hostile or argumentative. He distanced himself from the confrontational approach adopted by his predecessor.
ethnic	A member of an ethnic minority. Ethnic jewellery.
ethnocentrism	Belief in the superiority of one’s own ethnic group.
ethnology	The branch of anthropology that deals with the division of humankind into races and with their origins and distribution and distinctive characteristics.
expansionist	Of or involving or guided by expansionism. He was an aggressive expansionist.
fascism	A political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism. This is yet another example of health fascism in action.
hostile	Impossible to bring into friendly accord. Hostile takeover.
invader	Someone who enters by force in order to conquer. It is a country that has repelled all invaders.
jingoism	An appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions. The popular jingoism that swept the lower middle classes.
menacing	Suggesting the presence of danger; threatening. His tone became menacing.
militarism	The belief that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests. The need for liberal democratic reforms to avoid a revival of militarism.
nation	The people who live in a nation or country. The Shawnee nation.
nationalism	The doctrine that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goals. British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high.
neocolonialism	The use of economic, political, cultural, or other pressures to control or influence other countries, especially former dependencies.
offense	The team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score.
patriotism	Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it. A highly decorated officer of unquestionable integrity and patriotism.
racism	Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism by an individual, community, or institution against a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized. Theories of racism.
repel	Be repellent to cause aversion in. Like poles repel and unlike poles attract.
slavery	The practice or system of owning slaves. He was resolved to impose a number of reforms including the abolition of slavery.
war	A legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply. War was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring.
warlike	Disposed towards or threatening war; hostile. Warlike preparations could be made quickly.
xenophobia	Dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries. The resurgence of racism and xenophobia.