puppet government

Noun

Meaning

a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

puppet state pupet regime protectorate satellite colony dependency buffer state shadow government puppet regime satellite state satellites dependent state cardboard government de jure state dependent district
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Antonyms

free state free country autonomous province free area free department free district
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Hypernyms

government authorities regime

Related terms

puppet state

Examples

The United States is not for democracy in Iraq, it's for setting up a puppet government. Peter Camejo

As a result of actions such as these, it was claimed at the time that Quisling's seizure of power in a puppet government had been part of the German plan all along. Source: Internet

The Axis launch a surprise invasion of an isolationist United States' Eastern Seaboard in 1953, which forces the country to surrender and submit to a puppet government. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

puppet army puppet country puppet county puppet handler puppet leader puppet manipulator