A protectorate is a state or dependent territory that gives up an independent foreign policy, and often its own defense, in favor of a treaty with a protecting power, in exchange for guaranteed defense against regional aggressors. It retains self-government over most of its internal affairs while recognizing the suzerainty of a more powerful sovereign state, without being a full possession of that state, and it accepts treaty obligations binding it to the protecting power in foreign policy. Protectorates are formally established by treaty between the powers involved, though a state can also be considered a de facto or veiled protectorate under certain conditions, as with Egypt under British rule from 1882 to 1914.
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A protectorate, in the context of international relations, is a state or dependent territory that foregoes an independent foreign policy and often defence in favour of treaty with a protecting power, in order to ensure its defence against regional aggressors.
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