n.
Pronunciation: ˌ n ē - ō -k ə - ' l ō n-y ə - ˌ li-z ə m, - ' l ō -n ē - ə - ˌ li-
Function: noun
Date: 1961
: the economic and political policies by which a great power indirectly maintains or extends its influence over other areas or people
– neo · co · lo · nial \ - ' l ō n-y ə l, - ' l ō -n ē - ə l \ adjective
– neo · co · lo · nial · ist \ -y ə -list, - ə -list \ noun or adjective