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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 (gcide)

Colonialism \Co*lo"ni*al*ism\, n.
1. The state or quality of, or the relationship involved in,
being colonial.

The last tie of colonialism which bound us to the
mother country is broken. --Brander
Matthews.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2. A custom, idea, feature of government, or the like,
characteristic of a colony.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

3. The colonial system of political government or extension
of territory, by which one nation exerts political control
over another nation, territory, or people, maintaining the
colony in a state of dependence, its inhabitants not
having the same full rights as those of the colonial
power. The controlling power is typically extended thus by
military force or the threat of force.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. PJC]

4. the political or ideological system of beliefs advocating
or justifying colonial control of one nation over another
nation, territory, or people.
[PJC]