satrapy
Americannoun
PLURAL
satrapiesnoun
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Origin of satrapy
1595–1605; < Latin satrapia < Greek satrapeía, equivalent to satrape-, stem of satrápēs satrap + -ia -y 3
Example Sentences
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His reward was have to his career upended by a president who regards the U.S. government as his personal satrapy.
From Washington Post
His visit, touted in China’s state media, carries the implicit message that satrapy has its rewards.
From New York Times
Mithridates VI, who ruled Pontus, a Persian satrapy on the Black Sea, during the second and first centuries B.C., survived a poisoning attempt by his mother, Queen Laodice, after his father was poisoned.
From New York Times
It is vassalage, satrapy, colony status for the UK.
From The Guardian
One cause of vulnerability is the widely held perception that Britain is little more than a US satrapy, faithfully following Washington’s lead.
From The Guardian
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