Protectorate

[Sonia]

Government by a protector; -- applied especially to
the government of England by Oliver Cromwell.

[Gregory]

A [protectorate] nation is a nation with a poor military and general unrest among the ethnic groups. To solve this, they sacrifice some [political freedom] to a more powerful country, usually a [G7] / G8 nation which intervenes in their political affairs as a reward for keeping the population under control.

[Oralee]

A state that is controlled and protected by another.

[Agnes]

a country that is generally controlled and defended by a more powerful country