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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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