puppet regime

noun

: a government controlled by the government of another country

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When planning a war to install a puppet regime, a smart president, or even one of average intelligence, would grasp the importance of not killing the puppets beforehand. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026

And on the site of the Jasenovac concentration camp in Croatia, run by a Nazi puppet regime, architect Bogdan Bogdanović crafted perhaps the most optimistic acknowledgment of the will to overcome the 20th century’s darkest hours. — Michael Allen, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2025

During the American Civil War, France sent troops to Mexico to install a puppet regime. — Steve Forbes, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024

Just weeks earlier, Putin had attempted to seize Ukraine’s capital, oust its government, and impose a puppet regime. — Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2024

Croatia as an independent state first existed under the Ustaše, the local fascist party installed as a puppet regime in 1941 by the Nazis, and so the story of Croatian nationalism is inextricably entwined with its far-right past. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024

Putin’s real goal, many analysts say, is to oust Zelensky in favor of a Russian puppet regime. — Serhiy Morgunov, Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2024

Sandu has also accused Russia of trying to overthrow Moldova’s government and replace it with a puppet regime picked by the Kremlin. — Tatsiana Kulakevich, Fortune, 2 June 2023

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