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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.

Classification

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.

Examples

  • The country was ruled by a puppet government installed by the foreign power, which was widely resented by the population.
  • Many viewed the newly established administration as a puppet government, as it was clear that the real power lay with the international coalition that had set it up.
  • The province was governed by a puppet government that answered directly to the central authority, rather than to the local people.
  • Critics accused the regime of being a puppet government, beholden to the interests of a wealthy elite rather than the welfare of its citizens.
  • The rebel group installed a puppet government in the territories they controlled, imposing harsh rules and restrictions on the local inhabitants.

Synonyms

  • Pupet Regime
  • Puppet State

Hypernyms

  • Authorities
  • Regime
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