protectorate
Kelime Anlamı :

1. hamilik.
2. bir hükümetin daha kuvvetli bir hükümet tarafından kontrol ve idaresi.
3. başka devletin idaresinde bulunan devlet.
4. büyük ülkenin idaresi.
5. koruma altında devlet.
6. kral vekilliği.
7. güçlü bir devletin koruma ve denetimi altında olan devlet.
Tanımlar :
1. A relationship of protection and partial control assumed by a superior power over a dependent country or region.
2. the protected country or region.
3. the government, office, or term of a protector.
4. the government of england under oliver Cromwell and his son Richard, ruling as lord protector of the commonwealth.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
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