associated state

1. 1.

   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

   Synonymsprotectorate

   Broaderdistrict

Questions about associated state

What does associated state mean?

associated state means "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".

What is another word for associated state?

Close synonyms include protectorate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is associated state a common word?

associated state is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.