PUPPET STATE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

pupet regime; puppet government; puppet state

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("puppet state" is a kind of...):

authorities; government; regime (the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit)