colonial rule

collocation in English

meaningsofcolonialandrule

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colonial
adjective
uk
/kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/
us
/kəˈloʊ.ni.əl/
relating to a colony ...
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rule
noun
uk
/ruːl/
us
/ruːl/
an accepted principle or instruction that states the way things are or should be done, and tells you what you are allowed or are not allowed ...
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(Definition ofcolonialandrulefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcolonial rule

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In this it mirrored the conservative face ofcolonialrule.
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This was partly connected withcolonialrule, but not entirely.
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However,colonialruleadded a new component into the equation.
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Kings and headmen who resistedcolonialrulewere removed.
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Such complementarity contributed to the maintenance ofcolonialrule.
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It also illuminates contradictions arising fromcolonialrule.
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They argue thatcolonialrulemay not have completely destroyed the indigenous political values after all.
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Withcolonialrule, literate outsiders were appointed chiefs and became insiders.
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However, the establishment ofcolonialruleled to an increasing marginalization of women.
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This coalescence transcended national boundaries and set itself against the social costs ofcolonialrule.
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For some contemporary observers,colonialrulewas as much to blame as chiefs.
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He recognized the railways' importance as an instrument ofcolonialrule.
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Local actors are shown to have responded actively to the circumstances created bycolonialrule.
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As such, development itself became a key issue for nationalists struggling to endcolonialrule.
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Withcolonialrulefirmly entrenched, the administration turned to making the colonies economically self-sufficient.
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These investigations have reached a range of conclusions about the nature and legacies ofcolonialrule.
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There is hence an inevitable connection between literacy and the rise of nationalism undercolonialrule.
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Nevertheless, there were occasionally signs of the strains that had been caused bycolonialrule.
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Obviously, significant population movements took place during the first thirty years ofcolonialrule.
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Colonialruledid not create youthful rebelliousness, but it did force it into new channels.
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Dyers were implicitly critical of the unilateral powercolonialrulegranted local authorities.
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