client state
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of client state
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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"Our people have firmly resolved that our nation will never again go back to the dark days of fascism and that Bangladesh will never be a client state," a foreign ministry statement said.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Moscow claimed Iran as a strategic ally and Syria as a client state, which hosted Russia’s only naval base in the Mediterranean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
The ancient city was the capital of an Arab client state of the Roman Empire that briefly rebelled and carved out its own kingdom in the third century, led by Queen Zenobia.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
Evidence suggests that at some point during the Augustan period, Kush was a client state of the Roman Empire.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Poland borders Ukraine and Russia’s client state Belarus in the east and the Russia territory of Kaliningrad in the north.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
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