English dictionary: words starting with neoco

adjective

Relating to or characterized by the use of economic, political, cultural, or other pressures to control or influence other countries.

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An act of naked neocolonial aggression against a weak and defenceless country

noun

The use of economic, political, cultural, or other pressures to control or influence other countries, especially former dependencies.

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Capitalism, colonialism, neocolonialism, marxism, literary ignorance, cultural arrogance, fear, and…

adjective

Connected with political control by a rich country of a poorer country that should be independent and free to govern itself

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There are inequalities in the global health system which often favour neocolonialist countries., ne…

adjective

Of, relating to, or designating the oldest part of the lower cretaceous period, or the series of rocks laid down at that time (originally specifically in switzerland and france).

noun

Frequently with the. the neocomian period; the series of rocks laid down during this time.

adjective

Relating to or denoting a return to a modified form of a traditional viewpoint, in particular a political ideology characterized by an emphasis on free-market capitalism and an interventionist foreign policy.

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A hegemonic spirit nonetheless underlies both the liberal activism and the neoconservative unilater…

noun

A person with neoconservative views.

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The collapse of the vital center pushed neoconservatives and the democratic party leadership in opp…

noun

A part of the cerebral cortex concerned with sight and hearing in mammals, regarded as the most recently evolved part of the cortex.

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Previous opinion held that the malleable behavior of mammals required the higher-order neocortex fo…

adjective

Relating to the part of the cerebral cortex concerned with sight and hearing in mammals.

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A computer simulation of the neocortical column