vassal
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“Being a happy vassal is one thing. Being a miserable slave is something else,” Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026
“In southern India, the threat of being reduced to a vassal state is a serious problem,” said Neelakantan, the political analyst.
From Seattle Times • May 6, 2024
When asked if Laos is at risk of becoming a vassal state, Mr Menon said "that ship has sailed".
From BBC • Oct. 8, 2023
Shaipov said Muscovy inherited its political culture not from Europe, but from the Mongol Empire of which it had long been a vassal.
From Salon • Jul. 29, 2023
Mostly the former; it had been a costly war despite the valiant predictions of the Pentagon and its smug scientific vassal, the Rand Corporation—which had, in fact, existed not far from this spot.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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