anticolonialist
Against foreign rule
Anticolonialist describes opposition to colonialism—the domination and exploitation of one nation by another.
An anticolonialist stance advocates for the independence and self-determination of colonized peoples.
The term applies to movements, leaders, or writings that resist colonial rule: anticolonialist uprisings across Africa in the 1960s, Her thesis examines anticolonialist literature.
As a noun, an anticolonialist is someone who holds these views.
Extending dominion over others
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
independence · hegemony · oppression · exploitation · subjugation · liberation · emancipation · postcolonialism
Freedom from external control
- self-ruleGovernance without outside control
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
partition · withdrawal · dismantlement · repatriation · land reclamation · cultural revival · indigenous rights · reparations
Organized resistance to power
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
- guerrillaIrregular armed fighter
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
struggle · boycott · protest · revolt · dissent · sabotage · underground · subversion
Public cause supporter
- campaignerOne who advocates publicly
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- dissidentOpposer of established systems
- agitatorOne who foments discord
freedom fighter · militant · organizer · radical · nationalist · liberator · independence leader · political prisoner
imperialism
Extending dominion over others
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
autonomy · independence · hegemony · oppression · exploitation · subjugation · liberation · emancipation · postcolonialism · pan-Africanism
independence
Freedom from external control
- self-ruleGovernance without outside control
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
emancipation · partition · withdrawal · dismantlement · repatriation · land reclamation · cultural revival · indigenous rights · reparations · truth commission
uprising
Organized resistance to power
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
- guerrillaIrregular armed fighter
defiance · struggle · boycott · protest · revolt · dissent · sabotage · underground · subversion · civil disobedience
advocate
Public cause supporter
- campaignerOne who advocates publicly
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- dissidentOpposer of established systems
agitator · freedom fighter · militant · organizer · radical · nationalist · liberator · independence leader · political prisoner · exile
anticolonialistcolonialist
Advocate for territorial expansion
imperialist · colonizer · expansionist · empire builder · neocolonialist