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
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protectorate::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | associated state |
| Type of | district, dominion, territorial dominion, territory |
Examples of protectorate
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In April 1914 Tannu Uriankhai was formally accepted as a protectorate of Russia.
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The US saw the island as a strategic asset and ran it as a colonial protectorate.
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Puerto Rico is a U.S. protectorate, which means federal officials are involved.
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In 1949, the protectorate was merged in the newly-established State of Vietnam.
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The United Kingdom established a protectorate over the Solomon Islands in 1893.
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The success of the colony led to Nigeria becoming a British protectorate in 1901.
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At that time, the Gold Coast, as it was then known, was a British protectorate.
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On June 29, 1889, a British protectorate was declared, and the island surveyed.
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The Marshall Islands were added to the protectorate of German New Guinea in 1906.
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- 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
- In history, the term protectorate has two different meanings. In its earliest inception, which has been adopted by modern international law, it is an autonomous territory that is protected diplomatically or militarily against third parties by a stronger state or entity. ...
- Government by a protector; -- applied especially to the government of England by Oliver Cromwell; 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; An autonomous ...
- A country or region that is controlled by a more powerful country.
- The name given to the political settlement which predominated during the later Republic (1653- 1660). Under a constitution known as the Instrument of Government, Cromwell served as Lord Protector.
- When Cromwell laid down Parliament in 1653, he made himself "Lord Protector" and effectively ended the Commonwealth experiment. ...
- A country whose policies are guided by a foreign nation
- A form of international guardianship that arises under INTERNATIONAL LAW when a weaker state surrenders by treaty the management of some or all of its international affairs to a stronger state.
- The territory claimed and patrolled by a pack or sept.
