colonialist
Americannoun
adjective
Example Sentences
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Set in 1869, it's a thrilling and profound tale of secret personal ambition set against the backdrop of colonialist expansion.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025
Through Amelia, series creator and executive producer Brendan Foley has an opportunity to address and perhaps challenge the colonialist outlook imbued in Holmes by his author.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2025
A colonialist at heart, he is only truly at peace when subjugating, collecting and filing away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2023
Indigenous and African communities, in particular, have pressed institutions to reckon with their colonialist pasts and repatriate stolen or looted antiquities.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2023
He often incurred the hostility of ultra-imperialist and of colonialist alike, going too slow for the one and too fast for the other.
From The Day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier A Chronicle of Our Own Time by Oscar Douglas Skelton
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