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   protectorate

   /prəˈtɛkt(ə)rət/

   noun

   • 1. a state that is controlled and protected by another: "Panama was juridically a protectorate of the United States"
   • ▪ the relationship between a protectorate and the state that controls it: "a French protectorate had been established over Tunis"
   • 2. the position or period of office of a Protector, especially that in England of Oliver and Richard Cromwell. historical

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