puppet regime

Frequency: 6.89.8 per million words

a political regime that is formally in power but is actually controlled by an outside force

puppetNOUN + NOUN

Categories:

regime

Examples (10)

  • The international community condemned the puppet regime for its human rights abuses.
  • After the war, a new puppet regime was installed by the victorious powers.
  • Critics argued that the government was nothing more than a puppet regime, controlled by a foreign entity.
  • The fall of the puppet regime was met with widespread celebration.
  • Many nations refused to recognize the legitimacy of the puppet regime.
  • The resistance movement vowed to overthrow the puppet regime and restore self-rule.
  • Historical accounts often describe the period as one dominated by a puppet regime.
  • Diplomatic pressure was applied to dismantle the puppet regime.
  • The leader of the puppet regime was a figurehead with no real power.
  • The collapse of the puppet regime signaled a shift in regional politics.