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Protectorate - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Protectorate : (noun)
1: a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a
possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in
internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty
[syn: associated state]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Protectorate : \Pro*tect"or*ate\, n. [Cf. F. protectorat.]
1. Government by a protector; -- applied especially to the
government of England by Oliver Cromwell.
2. The authority assumed by a superior power over an inferior
or a dependent one, whereby the former protects the latter
from invasion and shares in the management of its affairs.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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