client state
noun
a country that is dependent on a larger and more powerful country for its political, economic, or military welfare.
Origin of client state
1First recorded in 1915–20
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How to use client state in a sentence
Syria is a longtime client state, a species Russia increasingly sees as endangered by this wave of political change.
The Syrian Endgame: How the U.S. Can Speed Up Revolution | P.J. Crowley | February 8, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTInstead, the country became a military dictatorship—and, for close to 20 years, a client state of the Soviet Union.
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