client state

noun

Definition of client statenext
as in settlement

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Recent Examples of client state Their client state of Syria is no more. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026 Hamas and Hezbollah, which have enjoyed Iran’s support, have also been seriously debilitated and there is a new government in Syria that is no longer a client state of Iran. — Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 12 Jan. 2026 Above all, China fears that its unpredictable and often aggressive client state could spark a military conflict with South Korea and the United States, potentially dragging Beijing into a second Korean War. — Shuxian Luo, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2025 Greece was seen as bulwark against Moscow and its client states in southeastern Europe. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 31 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for client state
Recent Examples of Synonyms for client state
  1. settlement
  2. trust territory
  3. province
  4. mandate
  5. dependency
  6. democracy
  7. soil
  8. dictatorship
Noun
  • But the project has remained the topic of litigation and has already cost LAWA hundreds of millions in claim settlements.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
  • While preparing for a trip, he is rendered unconscious using knockout gas and awakes to find himself inside a perfect recreation of his own home, but this one is located in a mysterious settlement known as The Village.
    — William Worrall, Space.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of settlement
Noun
  • The separatist movement dates back to the early 1960s, when the British Southern Cameroons, a United Nations trust territory previously governed as part of Nigeria’s eastern region, was joined with Cameroon.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • In total, the Trusteeship Council oversaw 11 trust territories.
    — Lloyd Axworthy, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2024
Definition of trust territory
Noun
  • The rings were found with human bones during an ongoing dig at the Don Yai Thong archaeological site in Phetchaburi province last week, the Thai government’s Fine Arts Department said in a statement.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • The current death toll makes the blaze Spain’s deadliest wildfire since 2005, when ​11 firefighters were killed in the central province of Guadalajara after a fire was sparked by a barbecue, Reuters reported.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
Definition of province
Noun
  • The pickup in inflation didn’t go unnoticed at the Fed, which has a legal mandate to insure price stability.
    — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • Oceanside has made better progress toward its state housing mandates.
    — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
Definition of mandate
Noun
  • Model debt arises from dependencies in integrations, prompts, data pipelines and workflows, which reduce agility, slow down change and increase costs.
    — Signe Jancis, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Their project infrastructure and financing are designed around lifecycles as long as 20–30 years, and their operational ecosystem includes dependencies on supply chains for parts covered under warranty.
    — Amit Chaturvedy, Fortune, 8 July 2026
Definition of dependency
Noun
  • So, democracy sometimes resembles kakistocracy, an actual word that means government by the least qualified.
    — George F. Will, Washington Post, 17 July 2026
  • As a result, another vital concern - Venezuela's return to democracy - has been put on hold.
    — John Otis, NPR, 16 July 2026
Definition of democracy
Noun
  • Alford also commented on the recent Supreme Court decision upholding the long-standing interpretation that anyone born on American soil is an American citizen.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
  • German rockets launching from Canadian soil may be a bridge to that until Canadian companies can develop their own boosters.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
Definition of soil
Noun
  • Imagine the charge, the potency, of Russell’s argument for free expressions and inquiry to subjects of a theocratic dictatorship.
    — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 8 July 2026
  • Library Hours Peruse the hardcovers at Livraria Ler, a haven for Lisbon literati since 1970 that, in its early years, secretly sold books banned by the country’s dictatorship.
    — Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Definition of dictatorship

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“Client state.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/client%20state. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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