Phrase guide

puppet government

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: puppet state, pupet regime

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: government, authorities, regime

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: marionetteregering — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • Basque: gobernu txotxongilo — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • Burmese: ရုပ်သေးအစိုးရ (rupse:a.cui:ra.) — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • Catalan: govern titella — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • Chinese Mandarin: 傀儡政府 (kuǐlěi zhèngfǔ) — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • Chinese Mandarin: 傀儡政權 /傀儡政权 (kuǐlěi zhèngquán) — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • Chinese Mandarin: 偽政權 /伪政权 (wěizhèngquán) — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • Czech: loutková vláda — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • Danish: marionetregering — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • Dutch: marionettenregering — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • Estonian: nukuvalitsus — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • Finnish: nukkehallitus — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • French: gouvernement fantoche — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • Galician: goberno fantoche — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • Georgian: მარიონეტული მთავრობა (marioneṭuli mtavroba) — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • German: Marionettenregierung — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • Greek: κυβέρνηση ανδρεικέλων (kyvérnisi andreikélon) — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • Hungarian: bábkormány — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • Indonesian: pemerintah boneka — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • Italian: governo fantoccio — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • Kannada: ಕೈಗೊಂಬೆ ಸರ್ಕಾರ (kaigombe sarkāra) — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • Korean: 괴뢰 정부 — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • Malay: kerajaan boneka — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • Norwegian: marionettregjering — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • Polish: rząd marionetkowy — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • Portuguese: governo fantoche — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • Romanian: guvern-marionetă — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • Russian: марионе́точное прави́тельство (marionétočnoje pravítelʹstvo) — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • Spanish: gobierno títere — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • Swedish: marionettregering — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • Turkish: kukla hükümet — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • Ukrainian: маріоне́тковий у́ряд (marionétkovyj úrjad) — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • Ukrainian: маріоне́ткова вла́да (marionétkova vláda) — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • Urdu: کٹھ پتلی حکومت (kaṭẖputlī ḥukūmat) — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • Uyghur: قورچاق ھۆكۈمەت (qorchaq hökümet) — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • Vietnamese: chính phủ bù nhìn — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
  • Vietnamese: ngụy quyền — government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power