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puppet state

/ˈpʌpɪt steɪt/

Traduction: État qui est officiellement indépendant mais qui est en réalité contrôlé par un gouvernement étranger plus puissant, souvent par pression économique ou militaire.

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/ˈpʌpɪt steɪt/C1formalpolitical
  • frÉtat qui est officiellement indépendant mais qui est en réalité contrôlé par un gouvernement étranger plus puissant, souvent par pression économique ou militaire.

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

  1. Dependent governmentC1formal

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

    frÉtat fantoche

    • 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.