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Puppet state — Part of the Politics series Basic forms of government Aristocracy Autocracy … Wikipedia
puppet state — /ˈpʌpət steɪt/ (say pupuht stayt) noun a state whose government is more or less controlled by a more powerful state …
Puppet — A puppet is a representational figure manipulated by a puppeteer. It is usually (but by no means always) a depiction of a human character, and is used in puppetry, a play or a presentation that is a very ancient form of theatre. The puppet… … Wikipedia
State of Vietnam — Infobox Former Country native name = Quốc gia Việt Nam conventional long name = State of Vietnam common name = South Vietnam continent = moved from Category:Asia to Southeast Asia region = Southeast Asia country = Vietnam era = Cold War… … Wikipedia
State of Katanga — Infobox Former Country native name = conventional long name = État du Katanga State of Katanga common name = Katanga continent = Africa region = Zaire country = Zaire status = Unrecognized state era = Cold War event start = Secession year start … Wikipedia
puppet — n. 1 a small figure representing a human being or animal and moved by various means as entertainment. 2 a person whose actions are controlled by another. Phrases and idioms: puppet State a country that is nominally independent but actually under… … Useful english dictionary
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 • Syn: ↑puppet state, ↑pupet regime • Hypernyms: ↑government, ↑authorities, ↑regime * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
Puppet (tool) — Puppet is an open source configuration management tool. It is written in Ruby.Puppet is a tool for managing the configuration of Unix like systems, declaratively. The developer provides puppet templates for describing parts of the system, and,… … Wikipedia
puppet — [pup′ət] n. [ME popet < OFr poupette, dim. of * poupe < VL * puppa < L pupa, girl, doll: see PUPA] 1. Obs. a doll 2. a small, usually jointed figure, as of a human being, moved, usually in a puppet show on a small stage, by manipulating… … English World dictionary
State of Vietnam referendum, 1955 — Ngô Đình Diệm declared himself president of the newly proclaimed Republic of Vietnam after a fraudulent referendum. The State of Vietnam referendum of 1955 determined the future form of government of the State of Vietnam, the nation that was to… … Wikipedia
