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Recent Examples of satrap
By contrast, given Russia's dominant role in the CU, joining that group would transform Yanukovych into a satrap of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, whom Yanukovych regards as the avatar of Russian arrogance.
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Rajan Menon, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2011
The quick collapse of the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satraps unsettled both nations.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
What cues will America’s adversaries take if an Iranian satrap is allowed to establish an inviolable sphere of influence off Yemen’s coasts?
—The Editors, National Review, 20 Dec. 2023
The Belarusian leader, Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, is viewed largely as the Kremlin’s docile satrap.
—Valerie Hopkins, New York Times, 25 June 2023
The Belarusian leader, Alexander Lukashenko, is viewed largely as the Kremlin’s docile satrap.
—Valerie Hopkins, BostonGlobe.com, 25 June 2023
Backed by an expansive and brutal security system, Mr. Lukashenko shows no sign of losing his grip at home, if at the cost of becoming Mr. Putin’s enfeebled satrap.
—New York Times, 19 Feb. 2022
The 67-year-old sideline satrap enters the year with a career 292-134 record.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2019
Begelman was neither the first nor the last in a long line of Hollywood satraps who’ve triggered their own downfall.
—Stephen Galloway, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Aug. 2019
Rajan Menon, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2011
The quick collapse of the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satraps unsettled both nations.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
What cues will America’s adversaries take if an Iranian satrap is allowed to establish an inviolable sphere of influence off Yemen’s coasts?
—The Editors, National Review, 20 Dec. 2023
The Belarusian leader, Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, is viewed largely as the Kremlin’s docile satrap.
—Valerie Hopkins, New York Times, 25 June 2023
The Belarusian leader, Alexander Lukashenko, is viewed largely as the Kremlin’s docile satrap.
—Valerie Hopkins, BostonGlobe.com, 25 June 2023
Backed by an expansive and brutal security system, Mr. Lukashenko shows no sign of losing his grip at home, if at the cost of becoming Mr. Putin’s enfeebled satrap.
—New York Times, 19 Feb. 2022
The 67-year-old sideline satrap enters the year with a career 292-134 record.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2019
Begelman was neither the first nor the last in a long line of Hollywood satraps who’ve triggered their own downfall.
—Stephen Galloway, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for satrap
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Mughal emperor Shah Jahan contracted a marvel of architectural precision built in memory of one of his wives, Mumtaz Mahal, after her death.Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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The feathered headdress once worn by Aztec emperor Moctezuma II resides in Vienna.Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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Photo: Compass This co-op is a true one-bedroom that fits a king bed and has an actually usable dining room-slash-office area off of the kitchen (which isn’t huge but has a good amount of counter space).Clio Chang, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2024
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The king restricted himself to constitutional duties for a period of time, scrapping public visits in the early part of the year following his diagnosis in February.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Once the crown prince of Rome, he was forced to flee at age 12 for his safety, and is now a humble farmer in Numidia, North Africa.Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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One of the great things about the prince is really manages to put people at ease very quickly.Simon Perry, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Citizens of countries historically exploited by the West face higher financial and bureaucratic hurdles to access facilities and resources concentrated in their former suzerain.WIRED, WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022
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In buttressing Lukashenko’s regime, Russia became Belarus’s outright suzerain.Casey Michel, The New Republic, 1 Mar. 2022
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The sultan is the second-longest reigning monarch, following the late Queen Elizabeth II.Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 29 Aug. 2024
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Putin refers to this region—a vast expanse of steppe and the coastline that the tsars wrested from the Ottoman sultans in the eighteenth century—by the name Novorossiya, or New Russia.Brian Milakovsky, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2022
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His successor, Sheikh Haibatullah Akhunzada, whose son became a suicide bomber, is an austere cleric who has adopted the reclusive mystique of the original amir.New York Times, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2022
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The amir of Kabul bought bicycles for his entire harem.National Geographic, National Geographic, 17 June 2020
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Archaeologists subsequently uncovered a platform at the site with statue bases inscribed with the names of 14 Roman emperors and empresses.Patricia Failing, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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Directed by Scott's son, Jake Scott, Kelce stars in the commercial as a gladiator alongside the other athletes and Megan, 29, who plays an empress.Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2024
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Read the story » Further reading: Last year, Heidi Blake reported on four other royal women fighting to escape captivity, including Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum, the daughter of Dubai’s ruling emir.E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
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That changed on June 27, 1995, when Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa came to power as emir of Qatar, with the support of the U.S.Allen Fromherz / Made by History, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Satrap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satrap. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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