Collins English Dictionary defines colonialism as "the practice by which a powerful country directly controls less powerful countries and uses their resources to increase its own power and wealth". Webster's Encyclopedic Dictionary defines colonialism as "the system or policy of a nation seeking to extend or retain its authority over other people or territories".Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, 1989, p. 291. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary offers four definitions, including "something characteristic of a colony" and "control by one power over a dependent area or people".
Collins English Dictionary defines colonialism as "the pra.ctice by which a powerful country directly controls less powerful countries and uses their resources to increase its own power and wealth". Webster's Encyclopedic Dictionary d:efines colonialism as "the system or policy of a nation seeking to extend or retain its aut:hority over other people or territories".Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, 1989, p. 291. The Me?rriam-Webster Dictionary offers four definitions, including "something characteristic of a colony" and "control by one power over a dependent area or people".