client state
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]client state (plural client states)
- A state that is economically, politically or militarily dependent on another, more powerful state.
- Synonym: client
Usage notes
[edit]- Originally, a client state referred to the realm of a client king of Rome.
Hyponyms
[edit]Translations
[edit]state that is subordinate
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