client state en · NOUN
Etymology
Originally referred to the realm of a client king of Rome.
Meanings
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A state that is economically, politically or militarily dependent on another, more powerful state.
On the second day of a US diplomatic push aimed at shoring up the fragile Gaza ceasefire, Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, dismissed as “hogwash” suggestions that his country was a client state of Washington.
2025 October 22, Lorenzo Tondo, William Christou, “‘Hogwash’ that Israel is a US client state, says Netanyahu”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| client states | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hyponyms
satellite state · vassal state · protectorate · banana republic · neo-colony · puppet state · tributary state · associated state
Synonyms
Translations (11)
fi alusvaltio (state that is subordinate) · cmn 從屬國 /从属国 (state that is subordinate) · es estado cliente (state that is subordinate) · nl cliëntstaat (state that is subordinate) · fi alamaisvaltio (state that is subordinate) · de Klientelstaat (state that is subordinate) · sv klientstat (state that is subordinate) · fr État client (state that is subordinate) · cmn 僕從國 /仆从国 (state that is subordinate) · ka დამოკიდებული სახელმწიფო (state that is subordinate) · pl państwo uzależnione (state that is subordinate)