protectorate
the office or position, or the term of office, of a protector.
the government of a protector.
(initial capital letter)English History. the period (1653–59) during which Oliver and Richard Cromwell held the title of Lord Protector, sometimes extended to include the period of the restoration of the Rump Parliament (1659–60).
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How to use protectorate in a sentence
They wanted independence or, barring that, an American-administered protectorate.
America, Once Again Dazed and Confused in the Middle East | Scott Anderson | September 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe British ruled it as a protectorate from 1868 until 1968 and dominated the security services for decades afterward.
As an 11-year-old growing up in Somaliland, then a British protectorate, Edna Adan Ismail had a powerful dream.
She felt the relationship to be a true one, in contradistinction to the more usual form of protectorate of woman to child.
The Daughters of Danaus | Mona CairdThe government capital of the protectorate, however, is Zomba, at the base of the mountain of that name.
In 1904 the administration of the protectorate, originally directed by the foreign office, was transferred to the colonial office.
It is known as the Goro Escarpment, and at its eastern end it forms the boundary between the protectorate and Abyssinia.
There is a police force of about 2000 men, and two battalions of the King's African Rifles are stationed in the protectorate.
British Dictionary definitions for protectorate
/ (prəˈtɛktərɪt) /
a territory largely controlled by but not annexed to a stronger state
the relation of a protecting state to its protected territory
the office or period of office of a protector
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Cultural definitions for protectorate
[ (pruh-tek-tuhr-uht) ]
A relationship between a strong sovereign nation and a weak nation or area not recognized as a nation. Once the strong nation has established a protectorate over a weak nation, it can control the latter's affairs.
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