client state
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Wahunsonacock, the leader of the Powhatan confederacy that dominated Chesapeake Bay, initially believed he could mold the English newcomers into a client state, and so tolerated their growing presence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
"Our people have firmly resolved that our nation will never again go back to the dark days of fascism and that Bangladesh will never be a client state," a foreign ministry statement said.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The ancient city was the capital of an Arab client state of the Roman Empire that briefly rebelled and carved out its own kingdom in the third century, led by Queen Zenobia.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
Evidence suggests that at some point during the Augustan period, Kush was a client state of the Roman Empire.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
When their client state in Kabul collapsed, what ensued was years of bitter civil war that destroyed many of the cities, and led to the rise to power of the Taliban in 1996.
From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 2017