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pup·pet state
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Princeton's WordNet
puppet government, puppet state, pupet regimenoun
a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed
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Puppet state
A puppet state, puppet régime, puppet government or dummy government, is a state that is de jure independent but de facto completely dependent upon an outside power and subject to its orders. Puppet states have nominal sovereignty, but a foreign power effectively exercises control through means such as financial interests, economic, or military support. By leaving a local government in existence the outside Powers evade all responsibility, while at the same time successfully paralyzing the Government they tolerate.Puppet states are distinguished from allies, which choose their actions on their own or in accordance with treaties they voluntarily entered. Puppet states are forced into providing legal endorsement for actions already taken by a foreign power.
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puppet state
A puppet state is a nominal sovereign political entity, like a country or nation, that is effectively controlled and manipulated by an external power. This dominating power often maintains control through economic, military, or political means. The term "puppet state" implies a lack of independence, sovereignty, or free will in the state's political or economic affairs.
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Puppet state
A puppet state is a nominally sovereign state effectively controlled by a foreign power. A puppet state preserves the external paraphernalia of independence like a name, flag, anthem, constitution, law codes and motto but in reality is an organ of another state who has propelled its trusted ally from within the target nation into power. The term is a metaphor which compares a government to a puppet controlled by strings by an outside puppeteer. It is often used as a term of political criticism to denigrate a government which is perceived as being unduly dependent upon an outside power.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of puppet state in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of puppet state in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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