protectorate
/pɹəˈtɛktəɹɪt/ noun C2- The authority assumed by a state over another state deemed inferior or dependent, whereby the former protects the latter from invasion and shares in the management of its affairs but the protected state retains its nominal sovereignty. · Egypt became a British protectorate in 1914.
- An autonomous state under protectorate.
- The office or position of protector (sense 5).
Plural protectorates
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