Definition of protectorate. Meaning of protectorate. Synonyms of protectorate

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Definition of protectorate

Protectorate
Protectorate Pro*tect"or*ate, n. [Cf. F. protectorat.] 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.

Meaning of protectorate from wikipedia

- A protectorate, in the context of international relations, is a state that is under protection by another state for defence against aggression and other...
- The Protectorate, officially the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, was the English form of government lasting from 16 December 1653 to 25...
- British protectorates were protectorates—or client states—under protection of the British Empire's armed forces and represented by British diplomats in...
- The Saar Protectorate (German: Saarprot****rat [ˈzaːɐ̯pʁotɛktoˌʁaːt]; French: Protectorat de la Sarre), officially Saarland (French: Sarre), was a French...
- The Protectorate of Uganda was a protectorate of the British Empire from 1894 to 1962. In 1893 the Imperial British East Africa Company transferred its...
- The Aden Protectorate (Arabic: محمية عدن Maḥmiyyat ‘Adan) was a British protectorate in southern Arabia. The protectorate evolved in the hinterland of...
- The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia was a partially-annexed territory of **** Germany that was established on 16 March 1939 after the German occupation...
- The Bechuanaland Protectorate (/ˌbɛtʃuˈɑːnəlænd/) was a protectorate established on 31 March 1885 in Southern Africa by the United Kingdom. It became...
- The Spanish protectorate in Morocco was established on 27 November 1912 by a treaty between France and Spain that converted the Spanish sphere of influence...
- The Malagasy Protectorate was a French protectorate in what is now Madagascar. Through the protectorate, France attempted to control the foreign affairs...