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  • noun Plural form of colonialist.

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Examples

  • Ismail Cem, Turkey's foreign minister, even accused Europeans of behaving like "colonialists" -- and he's the most pro-EU politician in the country.

    Europe's Orphan 2007

  • Afghanistan will rise against the new colonialists "-- all the code words that you expect to hear, an attack on Muslims, colonialist America, all of the ones you'd expect in a moment like this you heard from Mr. Zaeef, Taliban's ambassador to Pakistan.

    CNN Transcript Oct 8, 2001 2001

  • Lutte is French for "struggle," the name the colonialists used to describe the primal style of wrestling practiced by the Senegalese.

    My World Wrestling Revelation Dhani Jones 2011

  • Lutte is French for "struggle," the name French colonialists used to describe the style of wrestling practiced by the Senegalese.

    Senegal, Through Dhani's Lens 2011

  • Lutte is French for "struggle," the name the colonialists used to describe the primal style of wrestling practiced by the Senegalese.

    My World Wrestling Revelation Dhani Jones 2011

  • Lutte is French for "struggle," the name French colonialists used to describe the style of wrestling practiced by the Senegalese.

    Senegal, Through Dhani's Lens 2011

  • Fine, the colonialists were a bunch of greedy no-gooders, but if truths must be told, the self-interest of early colonialists pales in comparison to the personal greed of African leaders today.

    Africans, Don't Blame the Whites 2009

  • It makes you think that the so-called colonialists were only acting according to how they found them.

    Craig Murray 2009

  • It makes you think that the so-called colonialists were only acting according to how they found them.

    Craig Murray 2009

  • In this regard, China's leadership often appears schizophrenic, nursing a profound grievance against "colonialists" and "aggressors" as it expands its direct political and economic influence across the globe.

    Stephen Goldsmith: Geopolitics with Chinese Characteristics Goldsmith 2010

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