colonial power

Noun

Meaning

colonial power (plural colonial powers)

(mainly historical) a country which possesses, or formerly possessed, colonies in different parts of the world.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Antonyms

self-determination self-government self-rule autarky

Examples

Negative freedom is freedom from - freedom from oppression, whether it's a colonial power or addiction to alcohol oppressing you. You need to be freed from negative freedom. Positive freedom is freedom for, freedom to be. And that's what's routinely ignored today. Os Guinness

Close letter words and terms

colonial organism colonial people colonial policy colonial regime colonial reign colonial resettlement