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cultural imperialism

Cultural  
  1. The imposition of a foreign viewpoint or civilization on a people.


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Dubbing frequently and unsurprisingly ends up at the centre of debates around the politics of language and cultural imperialism, the imposition of one country's culture onto another country or people.

From Salon Jul. 26, 2021

We had learned from newspaper reports that there would be no It’s a Small World ride smacking of cultural imperialism.

From New York Times Jul. 4, 2017

Is it American cultural imperialism in sandwich form?

From Washington Post Nov. 30, 2016

Mainland China has long been seen as a different market – less Westernized, and perhaps more sensitive to matters of cultural imperialism.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2016

They are chary of another period of "shock therapy" and of creeping cultural imperialism.

From The Belgian Curtain Europe after Communism by Vaknin, Samuel

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