puppet government

noun

A government which is formally independent, but de facto wholly controlled by a foreign power.

Similar
puppet statepuppet regime
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Meanings

nounpuppet government (plural puppet governments)

plural puppet governments

  1. A government which is formally independent, but de facto wholly controlled by a foreign power.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
puppet statepuppet regime
Broader
governmentauthoritiesregime
Also see
cryptocracypuppet regimepuppet state

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Afrikaans marionetteregering
  • marionetteregeringgovernment which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
Basque gobernu txotxongilo
  • gobernu txotxongilogovernment which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
Catalan govern titella
  • govern titellagovernment which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
Chinese Mandarin 傀儡政府, 傀儡政權 /傀儡政权
  • 傀儡政府 (kuǐlěi zhèngfǔ)government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • 傀儡政權 /傀儡政权 (kuǐlěi zhèngquán)government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • 偽政權 /伪政权 (wěizhèngquán)government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
Czech loutková vláda
  • loutková vládagovernment which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
Danish marionetregering
  • marionetregeringgovernment which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
Dutch marionettenregering
  • marionettenregeringgovernment which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
Estonian nukuvalitsus
  • nukuvalitsusgovernment which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
Finnish nukkehallitus
  • nukkehallitusgovernment which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
French gouvernement fantoche
  • gouvernement fantochegovernment which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
German Marionettenregierung
  • Marionettenregierunggovernment which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
Greek κυβέρνηση ανδρεικέλων
  • κυβέρνηση ανδρεικέλων (kyvérnisi andreikélon)government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
Hungarian bábkormány
  • bábkormánygovernment which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
Indonesian pemerintah boneka
  • pemerintah bonekagovernment which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
Italian governo fantoccio
  • governo fantocciogovernment which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
Korean 괴뢰 정부
  • 괴뢰 정부government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
Malay kerajaan boneka
  • kerajaan bonekagovernment which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
Norwegian marionettregjering
  • marionettregjeringgovernment which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
Polish rząd marionetkowy
  • rząd marionetkowygovernment which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
Portuguese governo fantoche
  • governo fantochegovernment which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
Romanian guvern-marionetă
  • guvern-marionetăgovernment which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
Russian марионе́точное прави́тельство
  • марионе́точное прави́тельство (marionétočnoje pravítelʹstvo)government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
Spanish gobierno títere
  • gobierno títeregovernment which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
Swedish marionettregering
  • marionettregeringgovernment which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
Turkish kukla hükümet
  • kukla hükümetgovernment which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
Ukrainian маріоне́тковий у́ряд, маріоне́ткова вла́да
  • маріоне́тковий у́ряд (marionétkovyj úrjad)government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • маріоне́ткова вла́да (marionétkova vláda)government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
Urdu کٹھ پتلی حکومت
  • کٹھ پتلی حکومت (kaṭẖputlī ḥukūmat)government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
Vietnamese chính phủ bù nhìn, ngụy quyền
  • chính phủ bù nhìngovernment which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • ngụy quyềngovernment which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
Cite this entry
APA

puppet government. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puppet%20government

MLA

“puppet government.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puppet%20government. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “puppet government,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puppet%20government.

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