as in territory
a small country that is controlled and protected by a larger one
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Recent Examples of protectorate
Lions Club International has affiliates in well over 200 countries, territories and protectorates, and pursues charitable work in the areas of vision, youth, disaster relief and humanitarian efforts.
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Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Image Image Somaliland was a British protectorate until its independence on June 26, 1960.
—Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
The main languages spoken in Morocco are French (the country was a former protectorate), English, and Darija, a dialect of Arabic primarily spoken in North Africa.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025
Within 35 years, virtually the entire continent, only a few patches excepted, was made up of European colonies or protectorates.
—Adam Hochschild, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2018
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Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Image Image Somaliland was a British protectorate until its independence on June 26, 1960.
—Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
The main languages spoken in Morocco are French (the country was a former protectorate), English, and Darija, a dialect of Arabic primarily spoken in North Africa.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025
Within 35 years, virtually the entire continent, only a few patches excepted, was made up of European colonies or protectorates.
—Adam Hochschild, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for protectorate
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Advertisement Macron has not specified what territory France would recognize as being part of a Palestinian state.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
25 July 2025
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Stocks are closing out the week in record territory thanks to five straight positive sessions for the S & P 500 .—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
25 July 2025
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And while full five-day in-office mandates are rare—most Fortune 500 companies require workers to be on-site for three days a week, according to Flex Index’s latest report—employers are still asking for more in-person attendance.—
Maria Gracia Santillana Linares,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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For years, California has added significant amounts of renewable energy to its electric grid to meet the state’s mandate to derive 100% of its electricity from carbon-free sources by 2045.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Only 5% of companies assess their environmental impacts, fewer than 1% understand their dependencies on nature.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Simultaneously, the labor market is quickly transitioning off its dependency on government and back to the productive private sector.—
E.J. Antoni,
Boston Herald,
13 July 2025
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“Protectorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protectorate. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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