Meaning

1 senses
  1. A state governed by a puppet government.

    Marionettenstaat, Vasallenstaat

    марионе́точное госуда́рствоmarionétočnoje gosudárstvo

    маріоне́ткова держа́ваmarionétkova deržáva

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

Examples

5 sentences
  1. Australia is a puppet state.

    ruАвстралия — марионеточное государство.

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  2. The enemy is trying to establish a puppet garrison state in the territory they occupied.

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  3. Manchukuo was a Japanese puppet state.

    ruМаньчжоу-Го было марионеткой Японии.

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  4. During the 20th century, Manchukuo was a puppet state.

    deWährend des 20. Jahrhunderts war Manchukuo ein Marionettenstaat.

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  5. The Empire of Manchuria was a puppet state of Japan.

    ruМаньчжурская империя была марионеточным государством под контролем Японии.

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Translations

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Forms

plural: puppet states
Singularpuppet state
Pluralpuppet states

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed:puppet governmentpupet regime

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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