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A semi-colony is, in Marxist theory, a country which is nominally independent, but which is dominated by a greater power for the benefit of their ruling class. This relationship may also be beneficial to the ruling class of the semi-colony.
Many semi-colonies are dominated by the powers which once colonised them, while others may never have been a colony but are nonetheless dominated by a superpower such as the United States or formerly the Soviet Union.
Marxists regard semi-colonies differently to what they regard as genuinely independent nations, and will usually support a semi-colony in a struggle against its dominating power, reasoning that it will help resolve the national question and thus promote class struggle.
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