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imperial boomerang

imperial boomerang noun: a phenomenon in colonizing countries where techniques of control and repression developed for use against the colonized are later used against the citizens of the colonizing country itself.

Noun

imperial boomerang (plural imperial boomerangs)

  1. A phenomenon in colonizing countries where techniques of control and repression developed for use against the colonized are later used against the citizens of the colonizing country itself.
    Synonyms:
    Foucault's boomerang

Synonyms of imperial boomerang

  • Foucault's boomerang

Forms of imperial boomerang

pluralimperial boomerangs

Questions about imperial boomerang

What does imperial boomerang mean?
Imperial boomerang means a phenomenon in colonizing countries where techniques of control and repression developed for use against the colonized are later used against the citizens of the colonizing country itself.
What part of speech is imperial boomerang?
Imperial boomerang is a noun.
What is the plural of imperial boomerang?
The plural of imperial boomerang is imperial boomerangs.

Words near imperial boomerang in the dictionary

  1. imperial
  2. Imperial Aramaic
  3. Imperial Beach
  4. Imperial biscuit
  5. Imperial biscuits
  6. imperial boomerang
  7. imperial circle
  8. imperial circles
  9. Imperial cookie
  10. Imperial cookies
  11. Imperial County

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