1. a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed; [syn: puppet government, puppet state, pupet regime]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pupet regime
n 1: a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are
directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships
on those governed [syn: puppet government, puppet
state, pupet regime]