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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. historical
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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. [1] .
PROTECTORATE definition: 1. a country that is generally controlled and defended by a more powerful country 2. a country that…. Learn more.
PROTECTORATE meaning: 1. a country that is generally controlled and defended by a more powerful country 2. a country that…. Learn more.
[uncountable] the state or period of being controlled and protected by another country. France established a protectorate over Morocco in 1912. The British government took the region under its protectorate. See protectorate in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: protectorate.
noun. 1. government by a protector. 2. the office or term of office of a protector. 3. a. the relation of a strong state to a weaker state under its control and protection. b. a state or territory so controlled and protected. 4. [P-]
: the relationship of superior authority assumed by one power or state over a dependent one. b. : the dependent political unit or territory in such a relationship. Examples of protectorate in a Sentence.
Protectorate, in international relations, the relationship between two states one of which exercises some decisive control over the other. The degree of control may vary from a situation in which the protecting state guarantees and protects the safety of the other, such as the status afforded to.
