protectorate
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Without the struggle most of the money goes away and the Palestinians, whether as a state or a protectorate, are left being an impoverished, raucous backwater with little future. — WSJ, "Try Something New After 70 Years of Failure," 6 Nov. 2018 Once the center of a vast ancient empire — remnants of which survive at the famous Angkor Wat temple complex — the country became a French protectorate in the 19th century, and gained its independence from France in 1953. — Fox News, "Cambodian election glance: who's running and what's at stake," 27 July 2018 There were the vendors with their pyramids of baguettes (like coffee, residue from the country’s years as a French protectorate). — Hanya Yanagihara, Condé Nast Traveler, "Why Luang Prabang Is the Ideal Southeast Asian City," 20 Nov. 2018 Beyond the postcard image the Maldives has of luxury resorts and white sand beaches, the 400,000 citizens of the former British protectorate have struggled to maintain the democratic system established in 2008. — Bharatha Mallawarachi, Fox News, "Maldivian authorities assure free vote amid fears of rigging," 22 Sep. 2018 France has deep ties to Lebanon, a former protectorate. — Washington Post, "Paris conference raises over $11 billion to help Lebanon," 6 Apr. 2018 The problem is, is what NATO has turned into is a protectorate. — Fox News, "Steve Bannon on NATO: Trump is saying 'no more games'," 12 July 2018 Sarra Hannachi plays a young woman who escapes political unrest in the former French protectorate of Tunisia, hoping to make a better, safer life overseas. — Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader, "History repeats itself over and over again at the African Diaspora Film Festival," 8 June 2018 This simple tableau captures the shifting fortunes of the tiny Dutch protectorate that gained its independence just seven years ago. — Kevin Baxter, latimes.com, "Curacao an island unto itself when it comes to producing big-league ballplayers," 26 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'protectorate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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