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Meaning:

Noun:

  • An autonomous territory that is protected diplomatically or militarily against third parties by a stronger state or entity.
  • Government by a protector; -- applied especially to the government of England by Oliver Cromwell.
  • 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.

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