satellitization

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noun

The process of making into a dependent entity, under the influence or domination of another entity.

Scrabble 24

Meanings

nounsatellitization (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe process of making into a dependent entity, under the influence or domination of another entity.
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    [Mr. Toma:] In Czechoslovakia, in 1948, satellitization came through peaceful means - without Soviet military conquest or military intervention. So, again, satellitization varies from country to country. Yet everywhere at one time or another the Soviet military played a role in the satellitization process.

    1971, United States. Congress. House. Internal Security, Theory and Practice of Communism in 1971, Part 1-A, Hearings Before the ..., page 109

    […] between these powers, over their shares of Nusantara, finally occured^([sic]) in 1824 when Nusantara was carved out. From then onwards, the history of Nusantara become the history of European satellitization of local production centers. In the 19th century, Malay Peninsula was gradually brought into the trap of British satellitization programme : from influence to control; from control to ownership of production centers[…] Their principal goal was to establish a colonial regime that would look afetr^([sic]) their economic interests in their newly founded colonies. In essence, that was the inspiring motive behind their colonial satellitization. The integration of the centre of Malacca Empire into European colonial orbit resulted in the disintegration of the empire, […]

    1972, Akademika

Origin

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