Authorities and Puppet state

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

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

Puppet state 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 state are semantically related. You can use "Authorities" instead a noun phrase "Puppet state".