Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Agents Facet
3. Organizations (hierarchy name)
4. organizations (groups)
5. administrative bodies
6. political administrative bodies
7. [political administrative bodies by degree of independence]
8. dependencies

Anotations

Scope note:

Countries that are economically, politically, or militarily dependent on a more powerful country or empire. The term is one of several terms with overlapping meanings used to describe the subordination of one state to a more powerful state in international affairs. Examples of client states are Cappadocia as affiliated with the Roman Republic and Poland as affiliated with the Soviet Union.