A puppet state, also called a puppet régime, puppet government or dummy government, is a state that is de jure independent but de facto completely dependent on an outside power and subject to its orders. It carries nominal sovereignty, but a foreign power effectively exercises control through economic or military support, and by leaving a local government in existence the outside power evades responsibility for its actions while at the same time paralysing that government's genuine authority.
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A puppet state, puppet régime, puppet government or dummy government is a state that is de jure independent but de facto completely dependent upon an outside power and subject to its orders.
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A puppet state, puppet régime, puppet government or dummy government is a state that is de jure independent but de facto completely dependent upon an outside power and subject to its orders.
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A puppet state, puppet régime, puppet government or dummy government is a state that is de jure independent but de facto completely dependent upon an outside power and subject to its orders.
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