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Protectorate

Protectorate Meaning & Definition
Protectorate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Protectorate?

[n] a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty

Synonyms | Synonyms for Protectorate: associated state

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See Also | district | territory

Protectorate In Webster's Dictionary

\Pro*tect"or*ate\, n. [Cf. F. protectorat.] 1. Government by a protector; -- applied especially to the government of England by Oliver Cromwell. 2. The authority assumed by a superior power over an inferior or a dependent one, whereby the former protects the latter from invasion and shares in the management of its affairs.

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