Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun puppet_government

1 sense of puppet government

Sense 1
puppet government, puppet state, pupet regime -- (a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed)
       => government, authorities, regime -- (the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities")