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pro·tec·tor·ate

/prəˈtekt(ə)rət/

noun

1. 1.

   a state that is controlled and protected by another.
2. 2.

   HISTORICAL

   the position or period of office of a Protector, especially that in England of Oliver and Richard Cromwell.

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Protectorate - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protectorate

A protectorate, in its inception adopted by modern international law, is a dependent territory that has been granted local autonomy and some independence while still retaining the suzerainty of a greater sovereign state. ... Therefore, a protectorate remains an autonomous part of a sovereign state.

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