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Learn to pronounce pro·tec·tor·ate

/prəˈtekt(ə)rət/
noun
  1. a state that is controlled and protected by another.
    "Panama was juridically a protectorate of the United States"
  2. the position or period of office of a Protector, especially that in England of Oliver and Richard Cromwell.

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protectorate from en.wikipedia.org
It is a dependent territory that enjoys autonomy over most of its internal affairs, while still recognizing the suzerainty of a more powerful sovereign state ...

Protectorate

Form of government
A protectorate, in the context of international relations, is a state that is under protection by another state for defence against aggression and other violations of law. Wikipedia
The Protectorate, officially the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, was the English form of government lasting from 16 December 1653 to 25 May ...
protectorate from diplomacy.state.gov
A Protectorate, or protected state when referring to a territory subject to this arrangement, is an autonomous territory that is protected diplomatically or ...
A protectorate is a state or country that's protected by a larger, stronger one. Protectorate is another word for “protected state.”
Synonyms for PROTECTORATE: territory, mandate, dependency, possession, colony, plantation, diaspora, outpost, exclave, habitation.