suzerainty
noun
su·zer·ain·ty
ˈsü-zə-rən-tē 
-ˌrān-;
ˈsüz-rən-
: the dominion of a suzerain : overlordship
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From resistance to Ottoman taxes to defiance of British rule, from opposition to Hashemite suzerainty to disputing neoliberal reforms, Jordanians have regularly made their views known.
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Jillian Schwedler, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
From suzerainty over the Middle East, North Africa and more than a quarter of Europe to almost nothing by the end.
—Melik Kaylan, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2021
The Chagatay rule extended through the heart of Central Asia, and to the south the Ilkhanid suzerainty, with its epicenter in Persia, overflowed into Turkey and Afghanistan.
—Colin Thubron, The New York Review of Books, 22 July 2021
The 2022 presidential election is an opportunity to debate whether to stand with its neighbors or risk eventually living under Greater China’s suzerainty.
—John Bolton, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2021
Since 2016, China has put a lot of energy into shrinking Australia down to an impotent Chinese suzerainty.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2021
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Jillian Schwedler, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
From suzerainty over the Middle East, North Africa and more than a quarter of Europe to almost nothing by the end.
—Melik Kaylan, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2021
The Chagatay rule extended through the heart of Central Asia, and to the south the Ilkhanid suzerainty, with its epicenter in Persia, overflowed into Turkey and Afghanistan.
—Colin Thubron, The New York Review of Books, 22 July 2021
The 2022 presidential election is an opportunity to debate whether to stand with its neighbors or risk eventually living under Greater China’s suzerainty.
—John Bolton, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2021
Since 2016, China has put a lot of energy into shrinking Australia down to an impotent Chinese suzerainty.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2021
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“Suzerainty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suzerainty. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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