protectorate

CEFRB2

/pɹəˈtɛktəɹɪt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A country controlled and protected by a stronger country.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The authority assumed by a state over another state deemed inferior or dependent, whereby the former protects the latter from invasion and shares in the management of its affairs but the protected state retains its nominal sovereignty.

Examples

  • The UK established a protectorate over the Solomon Islands in the 1890s.

  • Cyprus was a British protectorate.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The office or position of the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth.

  2. Government by a protector; especially, The Protectorate: government of England, Scotland, and Ireland between 1653 and 1659 under the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth Oliver Cromwell, later his son Richard Cromwell.

  3. An autonomous state under protectorate.

More examples

In context

  • Egypt became a British protectorate in 1914.

  • Holonym: Interregnum

Synonyms

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After the war, the defeated nation became a British blank, keeping its local ruler but following British foreign policy.

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Origin

noun

From protector + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a system ruled by people of such office).