puppet government

Definitions of puppet government
  1. noun
    a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed
    synonyms: puppet regime, puppet state
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    type of:
    authorities, government, regime
    the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
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