Authorities and Puppet government

Authorities noun - The organization that is the governing authority of a political unit.

Puppet government and authorities are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Puppet government" with "Authorities", this terms are similar.

Puppet government noun - A government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed.

Authorities and puppet government are semantically related. You can use "Authorities" instead a noun phrase "Puppet government".