puppet state
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7.6
- noun
- /ˈpʌpɪt steɪt/
- Offensive
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estado títere
- Instead they proclaim the puppet state of Manchukuo and make the last Chinese emperor of the Qing dynasty Ising Joro Pui, chief executive of Manchukuo.
- Nazi puppet state
- puppet state of Manchukuo
Examples
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Japan's military action in Manchuria in 1931 and the subsequent establishment of the puppet state of Manchukuo brought Japan, for the first time, into direct confrontation with the League.
Academic text (1995) -
The whole territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina was annexed to the puppet state of NDH.
Academic text (2015) -
and began to set up a puppet state called Manchukuo.
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If this folly continues, Russia will end up as another American puppet state.
Blog text (23) -
Japan creates its own puppet state in northeast China named Manjo Guo.
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The Soviet Union was really gaining steam in those days, and probably would have made Western Europe into a collection of puppet states if we hadn't been there.
Blog text (4) -
However, the Sultanate of Rome continued to be a puppet state to the Mongol successor state of the Okanat due to its physical location.
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After seizing the capitals of all three of Manchuria's provinces, the Japanese Guandong Army engineered the creation in February 1932 of the puppet state of Manchukuo.
Academic text (1995) -
The country was criticized for being a puppet state controlled by foreign powers.
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Historically, many nations have found themselves in the situation of being a puppet state under external influence.
Synonyms
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5.8
A government run by another country that does what the other country wants and has little real power
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8.4
A government controlled by a foreign power with no real independence
Antonyms
How Independent
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'puppet' (someone manipulated by others) + 'state' (a nation), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer a country or government controlled by outsiders. The puppet metaphor is cross-linguistically common, which further supports immediate comprehension without prior exposure.
Etymology
Puppet state The term puppet state comes from the image of a puppet on strings, moved by a person behind it while it looks like it acts alone. That's why a puppet state means a government that 'looks independent' but is actually controlled by another country.