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puppet ruler

puppet ruler noun: a leader or ruler chosen by another ruler to head a government, usually under the other ruler's order.

Noun

puppet ruler (plural puppet rulers)

  1. A leader or ruler chosen by another ruler to head a government, usually under the other ruler's order

Forms of puppet ruler

pluralpuppet rulers
alternative formpuppet leader

Questions about puppet ruler

What does puppet ruler mean?
Puppet ruler means a leader or ruler chosen by another ruler to head a government, usually under the other ruler's order.
What part of speech is puppet ruler?
Puppet ruler is a noun.
What is the plural of puppet ruler?
The plural of puppet ruler is puppet rulers.

Words near puppet ruler in the dictionary

  1. puppet leaders
  2. puppet master
  3. puppet masters
  4. puppet regime
  5. puppet regimes
  6. puppet ruler
  7. puppet rulers
  8. puppet régime
  9. puppet show
  10. puppet shows
  11. puppet state

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