Meanings of colonial overlord in English

Chinese people's long-standing animus toward their erstwhile colonial overlord is, of course, very real.

It was in Rome, on the Aventine Hill, that he swore to deliver Venezuela from its colonial overlord, Spain, then in decline.

The Anez administration, which is gearing up for presidential elections, has likened Mexico's attitude to that of colonial overlord meddling in Bolivia's domestic politics.

Citizens of Belize have created a pattern of society modelled upon that of their colonial overlords.

The British, during their time as colonial overlords, referred to Burma and to its principal city Rangoon.

A competition conceived 115 years ago by Harvard students to tickle the tummy of their old colonial overlords is worth something, sure enough.