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a small country that is controlled and protected by a larger one
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Recent Examples of protectorates
With very few exceptions, an end was declared, not only to empires, but also to city-states, duchies, principalities, emirates, sultanates, caliphates, khanates, agencies, princely states, colonies, suzerains, dependencies, mandates, tributaries, condominia and protectorates.
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Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
The British went on to claim regions of the coast and declare them as protectorates.
—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
Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
The British went on to claim regions of the coast and declare them as protectorates.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protectorates
Noun
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Fourteen states and four territories allow children of any age to be detained or locked up.—
Jay Blitzman,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
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Following its festival run, the film was acquired by Shudder for North America and multiple international territories.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Nicaragua’s government has also imprisoned adversaries, religious leaders, journalists and more, then exiled them, stripping hundreds of their citizenship and possessions.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Adebayo, Ware and Vlad Goldin (the Heat’s other centers) were not on the court alongside Jovic during these possessions.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Both assumptions break when the system composes its own dependencies at runtime.—
Pranay Ahlawat,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Survival requires understanding how platforms collapse distribution, bundle features into defaults, and remove the dependencies third parties rely on.—
Matt Rogers,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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“Protectorates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protectorates. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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