puppet government
Example Sentences
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In 1931, Japan invaded Manchuria and set up a puppet government; the world did nothing.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2021
The Russians left in 1989, and the American-backed mujahedeen overthrew the Communist puppet government in 1992.
From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2021
Khalid fled to German east Africa and the British placed their own autocrat at the head of a puppet government.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 7, 2016
Kiev then was governed by a right-wing regime known as the Hetmanate; this was, in effect, a puppet government put in place by the Germans.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 25, 2014
It was still less desirable to have the members of the puppet government described as dogs of particularly described breeds, of particularly described characteristics, and particular lack of legitimacy.
From Talents, Incorporated by Murray Leinster
