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protectorate
noun
pro·tec·tor·ate prə-ˈtek-t(ə-)rət 
1
a
: government by a protector
b
capitalized : the government of England (1653–59) under the Cromwells
c
: the rank, office, or period of rule of a protector
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The United Nations is too often a protectorate for dictators—see its failure to do much against Russia’s war on Ukraine. 
The Editorial Board, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 In 1969, while Abu Dhabi was still a British protectorate, Sheikh Khalifa was named prime minister and chairman of Abu Dhabi’s defense department, which later became the core of the UAE’s armed forces. News Services And Staff Reports, Washington Post, 13 May 2022 Somaliland being in the British Somaliland protectorate. Carlos Mureithi, Quartz, 16 Feb. 2022 For decades, Somaliland, a former British protectorate in northwest Somalia, has been conducting a fruitless campaign for international recognition as an independent state. Michael M. Phillips, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022 In the Lagos of 1918, what is now modern-day Nigeria, but was the Lagos protectorate at the time, over 500,000 people died while the rest of the world was celebrating the end of the pandemic. Madhukar Pai, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022 Protests have erupted in parts of Guadeloupe, a French protectorate, over covid restrictions and compulsory vaccinations, amid a general strike on the Caribbean island. Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2021 Moving to Nyasaland was not a deliberate choice, just the dumb luck of my entering the Peace Corps lottery and then receiving a letter saying I had been selected to teach in this British protectorate. Paul Theroux, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2021 Macron backs Prime Minister Najib Mikati’s government and had taken the lead among the international community in helping the small Mideast country, a former French protectorate. Time, 3 Dec. 2021 See More
The Editorial Board, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 In 1969, while Abu Dhabi was still a British protectorate, Sheikh Khalifa was named prime minister and chairman of Abu Dhabi’s defense department, which later became the core of the UAE’s armed forces. News Services And Staff Reports, Washington Post, 13 May 2022 Somaliland being in the British Somaliland protectorate. Carlos Mureithi, Quartz, 16 Feb. 2022 For decades, Somaliland, a former British protectorate in northwest Somalia, has been conducting a fruitless campaign for international recognition as an independent state. Michael M. Phillips, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022 In the Lagos of 1918, what is now modern-day Nigeria, but was the Lagos protectorate at the time, over 500,000 people died while the rest of the world was celebrating the end of the pandemic. Madhukar Pai, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022 Protests have erupted in parts of Guadeloupe, a French protectorate, over covid restrictions and compulsory vaccinations, amid a general strike on the Caribbean island. Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2021 Moving to Nyasaland was not a deliberate choice, just the dumb luck of my entering the Peace Corps lottery and then receiving a letter saying I had been selected to teach in this British protectorate. Paul Theroux, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2021 Macron backs Prime Minister Najib Mikati’s government and had taken the lead among the international community in helping the small Mideast country, a former French protectorate. Time, 3 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1662, in the meaning defined at sense 1b
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