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disimperialism|dɪsɪmˈpɪərɪəlɪz(ə)m|
[dis- 9.]
The reversal of imperialism; the acquisition of independence by former imperial territories.
1959J. Strachey End of Empire xiv. 214 The steady march of a voluntary, or at least largely non-violent, process of dis-imperialism. 1962Economist 6 Jan. 14/2 Rhodesia, where Britain faces its most painful test of disimperialism. |