Meaning Of The Word Puppet

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puppet
You can refer to a person or country as a puppet when you mean that their actions are controlled by a more powerful person or government, even though they may appear to be independent.
countable noun: A puppet is a doll that you can move, either by pulling strings which are attached to it or by putting your hand inside its body and moving your fingers.

puppet in American English
a doll
designating or of a state or nation that is ostensibly independent but is actually controlled by another
noun: an artificial figure representing a human being or an animal, manipulated by the hand, rods, wires, etc., as on a miniature stage

puppet in British English
noun: a small doll or figure of a person or animal moved by strings attached to its limbs or by the hand inserted in its cloth body

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