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In actual global humanitarian aid and relief work, we dont use the term at all. When I was in the Peace Corps, we used the term developing country not third world country (exactly for the reason in your OP), but there is even a growing movement to change the term developing country in favor of something that acknowledges the history of colonialism and disenfranchisement in most developing countries. I think the two terms I heard most were pillaged countries and disenfranchised countries, with the latter obviously being the better option of the two as it encompasses more means of disenfranchisement, though I dont personally use either term as I think developing country is much more widely understood (even by those still stuck on third world country) in everyday language.