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neoimperialism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌni.oʊ.ɪmˈpɪ.ɹi.əˌlɪ.zəm/ (General-American)
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• /ˌniː.əʊ.ɪmˈpɪə.ɹi.ə.lɪ.z(ə)m/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

PIE word *h₁én From neo- (prefix meaning ‘contemporary; new’) + imperialism.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) A contemporary form of imperialism; modern imperialistic practices by a country, such as using influence and power to dominate smaller countries.
   • In Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Western powers put aside the indirect forms of neo-imperialism and opted for direct colonialism. 2000, Michael Parenti, “Bosnia: New Colonies”, in To Kill a Nation: The Attack on Yugoslavia, paperback edition, London: Verso, published 2002, →ISBN, page 57:
   • To survive Russia's neo-imperialism, Europe's democracies must find a balance between their desire for peace and their own defence[.] 2023 October 17, Volodymyr Yermolenko, “Europe seeks peace, not war. But will it be ready if war comes to Europe?”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Feb 2024:
   • In his 1958 autobiography, he [Edgar Snow] described Marxism as a 'heretical' descendant of Western Judeo-Christianity that was an imperfect fit as an ideology for anti-colonial revolutions in Asia. The old empires were crumbling but were being replaced by neo-imperialisms. 2023, John Sexton, “Red Star and Paper Tiger”, in Red Friends: Internationalists in China’s Struggle for Liberation, London; Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.: Verso, →ISBN, page 150:
   • [T]he Afro-Asian peoples common basic mission is to continue their present battle against the old and neoimperialisms and to win and secure national independence. 1963 December 23, “[United Arab Republic] UAR–CPR Joint Communique”, in Daily Report: Foreign Radio Broadcasts, number 247, [Washington, D.C.]: Foreign Broadcast Information Service, →OCLC, page B-7:
   • From the moment this word [Geopolitik] was seized by the Germans, it became the best descriptive term of the guiding philosophy of German neoimperialism. 1947 fall, Harry A. Sachaklian, “Geopolitics versus Geologistics”, in Air University Quarterly Review, volume I, number 2, Maxwell Field, Ala.: Air University, →ISSN, →OCLC, pages 53–54:
   • [T]he Turkish Government should from now on recognize and act upon the assumption that Russian neo-imperialism is a definite threat to the safety and independence of Turkey. 1939 November 9 (date written), J. V. A. MacMurray, “Activities of the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe, and Soviet Relations with the Belligerent Powers: III. Activities of the Soviet Union in the Balkans; the Seizure of Bessarabia: The Ambassador in Turkey (MacMurray) to President [Franklin Delano] Roosevelt”, in Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers: 1940 […] (Department of State Publication; 6818), volume I (General), Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, published 1959, →OCLC, page 450:
   • After World War II, European powers like Britain and France adopted a strategy of neoimperialism. Financially depleted by years of warfare, and facing intensified popular resistance from within the Third World itself, they reluctantly decided that indirect economic hegemony was less costly and politically more expedient than outright colonial rule. […] Furthermore, under neoimperialism the native government takes up the costs of administering the country while the imperialist interests are free to concentrate on accumulating capital, which is all they really want to do. 1995, Michael Parenti, “Imperialism 101”, in Nancy J[oyce] Peters, editor, Against Empire, San Francisco, Calif.: City Light Books, →ISBN, page 16:

Forms

Relateds

neoimperialist · neoimperial · New Imperialism · neoimperially · neoimperialistic · imperialism

Synonyms

neocolonialism · colonialism without colonies · informal empire

Translations (46)

ga an tImpiriúlachas nua (contemporary form of imperialism) · ja 新帝国主義 (contemporary form of imperialism) · es nuevo imperialismo (contemporary form of imperialism) · gl novo imperialismo (contemporary form of imperialism) · cs nový imperialismus (contemporary form of imperialism) · nl neo-imperialisme (contemporary form of imperialism) · fr néo-impérialisme (contemporary form of imperialism) · id imperialisme baru (contemporary form of imperialism) · es neoimperialismo (contemporary form of imperialism) · pa ਨਵ ਸਾਮਰਾਜਵਾਦ (contemporary form of imperialism) · ru новый империали́зм (contemporary form of imperialism) · he אימפריאליזם מודרני (contemporary form of imperialism) · ml പുതിയ സാമ്രാജ്യത്വം (contemporary form of imperialism) · eu inperialismo berria (contemporary form of imperialism) · pt neoimperialismo (contemporary form of imperialism) · cs neoimperialismus (contemporary form of imperialism) · pl neoimperializm (contemporary form of imperialism) · ca neoimperialisme (contemporary form of imperialism) · sv neoimperialism (contemporary form of imperialism) · tr yeni emperyalizm (contemporary form of imperialism) · ar إمبريالية جديدة (contemporary form of imperialism) · ast neoimperialismo (contemporary form of imperialism) · vi chủ nghĩa đế quốc mới (contemporary form of imperialism) · nb høyimperialismen (contemporary form of imperialism) · uk новий імперіалі́зм (contemporary form of imperialism) · ba яңы империализм (contemporary form of imperialism) · ka ნეოიმპერიალიზმი (contemporary form of imperialism) · ro neoimperialism (contemporary form of imperialism) · it nuovo imperialismo (contemporary form of imperialism) · cmn 新帝國主義 /新帝国主义 (contemporary form of imperialism) · ast nuevu imperialismu (contemporary form of imperialism) · hi नवसाम्राज्यवाद (contemporary form of imperialism) · hy նոր իմպերիալիզմ (contemporary form of imperialism) · fa امپریالیسم نو (contemporary form of imperialism) · uk неоімперіалі́зм (contemporary form of imperialism) · ko 신제국주의 (contemporary form of imperialism) · cy imperialaeth newydd (contemporary form of imperialism) · es imperialismo moderno (contemporary form of imperialism) · ga ré an impiriúlachais (contemporary form of imperialism) · nb nyimperialismen (contemporary form of imperialism) · tr yeni sömürgecilik (contemporary form of imperialism) · fi uusi imperialismi (contemporary form of imperialism) · ms imperialisme baru (contemporary form of imperialism) · it neoimperialismo (contemporary form of imperialism) · fr nouvel impérialisme (contemporary form of imperialism) · eu neoinperialismoa (contemporary form of imperialism)