DECOLONISATION Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For DECOLONISATION
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annexation | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • incorporation by joining or uniting • the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation | ||||||||
colonization | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies | ||||||||
conquest | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of conquering • success in mastering something difficult • an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone | ||||||||
exploitation | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful • an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly) | ||||||||
imperialism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries • a political orientation that advocates imperial interests • any instance of aggressive extension of authority | ||||||||
occupation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money • the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power • any activity that occupies a person's attention • the act of occupying or taking possession of a building • the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied | ||||||||
oppression | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of subjugating by cruelty • the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: • a feeling of being oppressed | ||||||||
subjugation | nounn | |||||||
noun • forced submission to control by others • the act of subjugating by cruelty • the act of conquering | ||||||||
tyranny | nounn | |||||||
noun • a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) • dominance through threat of punishment and violence |