Satellitization
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The process of making into a dependent entity, under the influence or domination of another entity. uncountable
"[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."
Example
More examples"[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."
Etymology
From satellite + -ization.
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