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.

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Foucault's boomerang
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Meanings

nounimperial boomerang (plural imperial boomerangs)

plural imperial boomerangs

  1. human sciencesA 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 & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
Foucault's boomerang
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imperial boomerang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imperial%20boomerang

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“imperial boomerang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imperial%20boomerang. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “imperial boomerang,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imperial%20boomerang.

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