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Definition vassal state in British English

vassal state noun

noun
1

a term used by some Brexiters to refer to the UK if it stays in the customs union or single market during a transition period following departure from the EU

Example

If we are just going to merely be a vassal state of the European Union, we are not really leaving the European Union.

Definition vassal state in British English