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puppet government

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

Noun

puppet government (plural puppet governments)

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

puppet government meaning in Urdu, Kannada, Malay and Indonesian

puppet government in Urdu

government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
کٹھ پتلی حکومت kaṭẖputlī ḥukūmat

puppet government in Kannada

government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
ಕೈಗೊಂಬೆ ಸರ್ಕಾರ kaigombe sarkāra

puppet government in Malay

government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
kerajaan boneka

puppet government in Indonesian

government which is de facto controlled by a foreign power
pemerintah boneka
More languagesFewer languages
puppet government in Vietnamese
chính phủ bù nhìn, ngụy quyền
puppet government in Myanmar
ရုပ်သေးအစိုးရ rupse:a.cui:ra.

Forms of puppet government

pluralpuppet governments

Questions about puppet government

What does puppet government mean?
Puppet government means a government which is formally independent, but de facto wholly controlled by a foreign power.
What is puppet government in Urdu?
Puppet government in Urdu is کٹھ پتلی حکومت (kaṭẖputlī ḥukūmat). See Puppet government meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is puppet government?
Puppet government is a noun.
What is the plural of puppet government?
The plural of puppet government is puppet governments.

Words near puppet government in the dictionary

  1. puppers
  2. pupperware
  3. puppet
  4. puppet armies
  5. puppet army
  6. puppet government
  7. puppet governments
  8. puppet leader
  9. puppet leaders
  10. puppet master
  11. puppet masters

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