pro·tec·tor·ate /-ˈtɛkt(ə)rət/
 攝政,攝政政治,護民官之職


 Pro·tect·or·ate n.
 1. Government by a protector; -- applied especially to the government of England by Oliver Cromwell.
 2. The authority assumed by a superior power over an inferior or a dependent one, whereby the former protects the latter from invasion and shares in the management of its affairs.

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 protectorate
      n : a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a
          possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in
          internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty
          [syn: associated state]