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white man's burden
white man's burdenn. The supposed or presumed responsibility of white people to govern and impart their culture to nonwhite people, often advanced as a justification for European colonialism.
[From "The White Man's Burden," a poem by Rudyard Kipling.]White man's burden n (Anthropology & Ethnology) the supposed duty of the White race to bring education and Western culture to the non-White inhabitants of their colonies white′ man's` bur′den
n. the alleged duty of the white race to care for subject peoples of other races in its colonial possessions. [after a poem of the same title by Rudyard Kipling (1899)] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | white man's burden - the supposed responsibility of the white race to provide care for their non-white subjectsduty, obligation, responsibility - the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr |
White Man's Burden
White Man’s Burdenimperialist’s duty to educate the uncivilized. [Br. Hist.: Brewer’s Dictionary, 1152]See: Imperialismwhite man's burden
Words related to white man's burdennoun the supposed responsibility of the white race to provide care for their non-white subjectsRelated Words- duty
- obligation
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