as in territory
a small country that is controlled and protected by a larger one
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Recent Examples of protectorate
The British went on to claim regions of the coast and declare them as protectorates.
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Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
During the 1830s attempts were made to safeguard Aboriginal peoples by placing them under supervision in protectorates, but these attempts failed and were abandoned after the coming of self-government in the 1850s.
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Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
Leveugle's father worked at the French Embassy, and Leveugle attended school in the Moroccan capital during the final years of the French protectorate, the official said.
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ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
This tiny Dutch protectorate in the Leeward Islands hosts no cruise ships.
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Betsy Andrews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for protectorate
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
During the 1830s attempts were made to safeguard Aboriginal peoples by placing them under supervision in protectorates, but these attempts failed and were abandoned after the coming of self-government in the 1850s.
—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
Leveugle's father worked at the French Embassy, and Leveugle attended school in the Moroccan capital during the final years of the French protectorate, the official said.
—
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
This tiny Dutch protectorate in the Leeward Islands hosts no cruise ships.
—
Betsy Andrews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for protectorate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protectorate
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Your creativity expands into new territory during the Scorpio moon.
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The most salutary was America’s Field Trip, a competition of a familiar kind, in which students between third and twelfth grade from across the states and territories submit drawings, prose, and essays.
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The flu vaccine was first mandated for troops in 1945, leading to millions of vaccinations, according to a 2022 analysis of vaccine mandates in the military.
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Most states have mandates requiring private insurers to cover ABA or other behavioral interventions for children with autism, Halladay said.
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For healthcare organizations, investing in their own infrastructure may help reduce some of the dependencies and price fluctuations that may otherwise exist when relying on public cloud infrastructure.
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These dependencies present supply chain challenges as some of the import sources are located in adversarial or geopolitically unstable nations.
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“Protectorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protectorate. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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