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puppet state

/ˈpʌpɪt steɪt/

Traducción: Estado que oficialmente se declara independiente, pero que en realidad está controlado por un gobierno extranjero más poderoso, a menudo mediante presión económica o militar.

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C1formalcommonpolitical/ˈpʌpɪt steɪt/

A country that is officially independent but is actually controlled by a more powerful foreign government, often through economic or military pressure.

  • 🇪🇸Estado que oficialmente se declara independiente, pero que en realidad está controlado por un gobierno extranjero más poderoso, a menudo mediante presión económica o militar.
  1. Dependent government C1 formal

    A country that is officially independent but is actually controlled by a more powerful foreign government.

    • The region was established as a puppet state after the invasion.
    • Many historians consider the country to have been a puppet state of its larger neighbor.
    • The puppet state's leader was appointed by the foreign power.

    🇪🇸Estado títere