anti-colonialist
adjective (also anticolonialist) uk/ˌæn.ti.kəˈləʊ.ni.ə.lɪst/ us/ˌæn.taɪ.kəˈloʊ.ni.ə.lɪst/
反殖民主义的
opposed to or directed against the system in which one country controls another
He was a prominent anti-colonialist lawyer.
anti-colonialist ideology/rhetoric 反殖民主义思想/言论
the anti-colonialist movement
He edited an anticolonialist newspaper that also opposed South Africa's white-minority government.
Synonym: anti-colonial
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- He had strong anti-colonialist views.
- an anti-colonialist republic
- This was an important part of the anti-colonialist agenda.
- He was less anti-colonialist than his predecessor had been.
Compare: colonialist adjective
anti-colonialist
noun [ C ] (also anticolonialist) uk/ˌæn.ti.kəˈləʊ.ni.ə.lɪst/ us/ˌæn.taɪ.kəˈloʊ.ni.ə.lɪst/
反殖民主义者
a person opposing the system in which one country controls another
He was a communist and an anti-colonialist.
Anti-colonialists continued the struggle. 反殖民主义者继续进行斗争。
The Indian National Army was a popular armed force formed by Indian anticolonialists.
Compare: colonialist noun
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- Many anti-colonialists shared his views.