Table of definitions important to the process of decolonisation
| Term | Definition (relevant to decolonisation in global health) | |
| 1 | Colonisation | The action or process of settling among and establishing control over the Indigenous people and resources of a geographical area.21 |
| 2 | Imperialism | A policy of extending a country’s power and influence through colonisation, use of military force or other means.21 |
| 3 | White supremacy | The belief that white people constitute a superior race and should therefore dominate society, typically to the exclusion or detriment of other racial and ethnic groups.21 |
| 4 | Coloniality | The invisible power structure that sustains colonial relations of exploitation and domination long after the end of direct colonialism.22 |
| 5 | Neocolonisation | The use of economic, political, cultural or other pressures to control or influence other countries, especially former colonised territories.21 |
| 6 | Decolonisation | The process of freeing an institution, a sphere of activity, the mind, etc, from the effects-for example, the cultural, social, political, or academic effects-of colonisation.21 |