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Meaning of client state | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A state that is economically, politically or militarily dependent on another, more powerful state.

Equivalents

Deutsch Klientelstaat
Español estado cliente
Suomi alusvaltio
Français État client
Nederlands cliëntstaat
Svenska klientstat

Examples

“On the second day of a US diplomatic push aimed at shoring up the fragile Gaza ceasefire, Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, dismissed as “hogwash” suggestions that his country was a client state of Washington.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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