as in territory
a small country that is controlled and protected by a larger one
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Recent Examples of protectorate
Determined to gain at least suzerainty over the island – which would have made Haiti a protectorate of France – Louis XVIII rebuked the two commissioners Boyer sent to Paris in 1824 to try to negotiate an indemnity in exchange for recognition.
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Marlene L. Daut, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
Lions Club International has affiliates in well over 200 countries, territories and protectorates, and pursues charitable work in the areas of vision, youth, disaster relief and humanitarian efforts.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Image Image Somaliland was a British protectorate until its independence on June 26, 1960.
—Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
The main languages spoken in Morocco are French (the country was a former protectorate), English, and Darija, a dialect of Arabic primarily spoken in North Africa.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025
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Marlene L. Daut, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
Lions Club International has affiliates in well over 200 countries, territories and protectorates, and pursues charitable work in the areas of vision, youth, disaster relief and humanitarian efforts.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Image Image Somaliland was a British protectorate until its independence on June 26, 1960.
—Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
The main languages spoken in Morocco are French (the country was a former protectorate), English, and Darija, a dialect of Arabic primarily spoken in North Africa.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for protectorate
Noun
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Poe and Lovecraft explored this territory over a century ago.—
Scott Phillips,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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But from the look of things, his competition takes none too kindly to Dwight and his crew moving into their territory.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Trust builds when leaders say no to expansion, but then protect the teams working inside the smaller mandate.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Australia is attempting to ban those under sixteen from social media, including from YouTube, and is set to roll out age-verification mandates even for search engines.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Identify adversarial country dependencies and invest in domestic alternatives.—
Shaun Walsh,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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But the colonel had developed a gambling addiction to go along with Elvis’ drug dependency.—
Kim Willis,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Protectorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protectorate. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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