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]