Puppet state
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.
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Synonyms for Puppet state
Vassal and puppet state are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vassal" instead a noun phrase "Puppet state".
Vassal
Vassal noun - A person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord.
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Synonyms for Vassal
Puppet state and vassal are semantically related. You can use "Puppet state" instead a noun "Vassal".
Nearby Word: vassalage
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Puppet State: In the Warlords expansion for IV, any sufficiently powerful civ can make any sufficiently weak civ into their vassal state.
Source: Video Game / Civilization - Puppet State: The main characters' country, Califa, is a vassal state of the Huitzil empire, because it was pretty much that or be conquered entirely.
Source: Literature / Flora Segunda
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