satrap
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(noun) the governor of a province in ancient Persia / (noun) ruler / (noun) a subordinate official; henchman (world leaders or governors who are heavily influenced by larger world superpowers or hegemonies and act as their surrogates)
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satrap
satrapies
the dimension of spectacle has never before interfered so palpably, so insistently, with the business of keeping one’s satrapies in order
citing "the radical group Retort" on the situation after 9/11
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