colonialist
Americannoun
adjective
Example Sentences
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The fictional movie he’s making looks stiff, a period epic about Spain’s colonialist withdrawal from the Sahara in the 1930s, which doubles as a metaphor for the father’s destructive absence from his now-adult child’s life.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
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
But the re-release faltered after a row over the lyrics, with critics calling the song outdated and colonialist, and Ed Sheeran saying he wasn't asked for permission to re-use his voice.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2024
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 Skelton, Oscar Douglas
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