noun
colonial rule
Refers to the governance or administration of a colony by a foreign power.
インドは長い間イギリスの植民地統治下にあった。
India was under British colonial rule for a long time.
植民地統治の歴史は今も両国の関係に影響を与えている。
The history of colonial rule still affects relations between the two countries.
Compound of 植民地 (colony) and 統治 (governance). The term is a straightforward modern coinage reflecting the concept of colonial administration.