nominal sovereignty, n.All

Nominal sovereignty (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a government that invites the occupier to stay — with the world's largest embassy and a hundred thousand troops after the "handover."