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client state

client state noun: a state that is economically, politically or militarily dependent on another, more powerful state.

Noun

client state (plural client states)

  1. 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
    Synonyms:
    client

Synonyms of client state

Forms of client state

pluralclient states

Origin of client state

Originally referred to the realm of a client king of Rome.

Questions about client state

What does client state mean?
Client state means a state that is economically, politically or militarily dependent on another, more powerful state.
What part of speech is client state?
Client state is a noun.
What is the plural of client state?
The plural of client state is client states.

Words near client state in the dictionary

  1. client base
  2. client bases
  3. client king
  4. client kings
  5. client service
  6. client state
  7. client states
  8. client-server
  9. client-side
  10. client-side storage
  11. client-side storages

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