Anti-colonial


opposing colonialism.
a person or country that actively opposes colonialism.
Contemporary Examples

If you were surprised last year when Gingrich said Obama has a “Kenyan, anti-colonial” worldview, you have a lousy memory.
What Mitt Romney Could Do to Make the GOP Like Him More Michael Tomasky December 2, 2011

It’s also possible that Barack Obama is motivated by anti-colonial rage, or by a secret commitment to socialist ideas.
Answering Tomasky David Frum July 29, 2012

In Vietnam, the communists had led the anti-colonial struggle, and thus become the face of Vietnamese nationalism.
Bury the Vietnam Analogy Peter Beinart October 6, 2009

Historical Examples

The anti-colonial policy is growing less and less popular among the people.
The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 Various

It has been said, and will be generally admitted, that there is no such thing in this country as an anti-colonial party.
Liberalism and the Social Problem Winston Spencer Churchill

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