a dictator who was perceived as being an American puppet gave her a puppet with strings for a gift
Recent Examples on the WebIn Senegal, young people attending protests last year accused the president of being a puppet of the French president, Emmanuel Macron, who is currently vying for a second term.New York Times, 14 Apr. 2022 And he, the sheriff was basically a puppet for the county executive. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 22 Mar. 2022 In 2010, Manafort acted as the political campaign manager and agent for Viktor Yanukovych, who was elected president of Ukraine, but was exposed to be a Putin puppet. Craig Unger, The New Republic, 2 Mar. 2022 The Spetsnaz, their special forces, would find and remove President Volodymyr Zelensky, killing him if necessary, and install a Kremlin-friendly puppet government. Liz Sly, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022 The Americans installed a puppet government, and by that fall Haiti had signed a treaty giving the United States full financial control.New York Times, 20 May 2022 Far from toppling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky within days of the Feb. 24 invasion and installing a puppet government, Putin, facing fierce resistance, had to retreat from the capital, Kyiv. Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2022 The most likely scenario appears to be a Russian takeover of the country’s major cities and the installation of a puppet government in Kyiv. Zalmay Khalilzad, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2022 The German army has occupied Ukraine since March, setting up a puppet government. Marci Shore, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English popet youth, doll, from Middle French poupette, diminutive of *poupe doll, from Vulgar Latin *puppa, alteration of Latin pupa