satellite state
satellite state noun: a country that is formally independent, yet remains subject to substantial external influence or control by another state.
Noun
satellite state (plural satellite states)
- A country that is formally independent, yet remains subject to substantial external influence or control by another state.
- As the principal link between the satellite states, the "Balt-Orient Express" is the train most affected by the gradual liberalisation of travel, and had frequently to be strengthened or duplicated during the summer of 1956.1957 November, 'Fahrplanschriftleiter', “International Passenger Services in Eastern Europe”, in Railway Magazine, page 802
- From this may be gathered, as is often confirmed by the press in the satellite states, that the Soviet Union has become more interested in the military protection of the industries of the satellite states.2021 [1956], Elis Biörklund, International Atomic Policy During a Decade […] , Routledge, →ISBN, page 84
Forms of satellite state
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Questions about satellite state
- What does satellite state mean?
- Satellite state means a country that is formally independent, yet remains subject to substantial external influence or control by another state.
- What part of speech is satellite state?
- Satellite state is a noun.
- What is the plural of satellite state?
- The plural of satellite state is satellite states.
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