puppet régime
Master's political marionette
A puppet régime is a government that appears independent but is actually controlled by an outside power.
The term implies the nominal leaders lack real authority—they move when foreign strings are pulled.
The occupation installed a puppet régime to legitimize its presence.
Also spelled *puppet regime*.
- marionetteString-controlled theatrical figure
- client stateDependent nation under patronage
- Vichy FranceWartime collaborationist French state
- satellite stateNation subordinate to another
- protectorateGuarded semi-autonomous territory
shadow government · quisling · vassal state · armed resistance · military occupation · economic dependency · economic exploitation · diplomatic pressure · covert operations · colony · comprador · public dissent · trade sanctions · guerrilla warfare · proxy war · political instability · propaganda campaigns · human rights abuses
puppet régimesovereign state
Fully independent country
sovereign nation · free country · sovereign power · independent republic · self-determination
puppet régimehome rule
Delegated local autonomy
democratic government · representative democracy · representative government · constitutional government · self-rule
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