suzerainty
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈsuːzəˌreɪnti/
- Specialized
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suzeranía
- Japan's position is by far the weaker, and it will face the difficult choice between submitting to Chinese suzerainty and going to war as it did in 1941 against a rising superpower with vastly greater resources.
Examples
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Compared to other regions, however, Europe was peculiar in that several centers (especially the pope and the emperor) competed for suzerainty over other actors.
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The local rulers maintained their governance as long as they accepted the suzerainty of the British Crown.
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Recall that through much of history, the Korean peninsula had been under Chinese suzerainty.
Academic text (2002) -
He suggests that Tenochtitlan's suzerainty affected the autonomy of its allies more deeply than has been previously acknowledged.
Academic text (1997) -
For centuries, the Mamluk Emirs ruled Egypt under the nominal suzerainty of the Sublime Porte.
Academic text (1996) -
Accordingly, the abolition of American suzerainty over the oil-producing states of the region would threaten this arrangement and further weaken the already declining competitive position of the United States relative to its principal commercial rivals.
Academic text (1992) -
The Song never succeeded in achieving suzerainty over the Liao; on the contrary, it was obliged to pay annual tributes to its nomadic neighbor in order to forestall war.
Academic text (2018) -
As overt Syrian suzerainty over Lebanon fades and Hezbollah increases its regional role without regard to the Lebanese government, the nature of Hezbollah's relations to Syria has changed.
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Throughout the 19th century, many regions in the Balkans existed under the suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire.
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After the treaty was signed, the territory fell under suzerainty of France, limiting its ability to conduct foreign relations.
Synonyms
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4.7
To have power or control over other people
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5.1
Power and control over other people or groups
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8.2
A position of power over other people or groups
A ruler's supreme control over other rulers and lands
The state of having the highest power or importance
Having power over other people or groups
Antonyms
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3.0
Freedom from control by others, for example when a country is free or a person supports themselves
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Suzerainty comes from the old French word suzerain, meaning an 'overlord' who stands 'above' another ruler. So, suzerainty is when a stronger country controls another country's foreign affairs while that country keeps its own local rule.