white man's burden
noun
Definition of white man's burden
: the alleged duty of the white peoples to manage the affairs of the less developed nonwhite peoples
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Origin and Etymology of white man's burden
“The White Man's Burden” (1899), poem by Rudyard Kipling
First Known Use: 1865
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