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- noun Plural form of
peonage .
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Obama, instead of boldly advancing the idea that he would be turning over a new leaf in Latin America (and actually treating Latin American countries as sovereign, independent nations, instead of vassal peonages of neocolonialism and global empire), played down the meaning of his statements; which seemed to possibly foreshadow some kind of more robust, more recognizable policy change.
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