Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

puppet government

Arabic translation:

حكومة عميلة

Added to glossary by Shazly
Mar 6, 2007 16:08
17 yrs ago
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English term

puppet government

English to Arabic Social Sciences Government / Politics
A "puppet government" is one controlled by a foreign power, such as that in Vichy France under Nazi control. Is there a specific phrase equivalent to this?

Proposed translations

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حكومة عميلة

حكومة صورية

A puppet government is a government that owes its existence to a foreign power. Such a government is also known as a puppet régime.
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agree duraid
9 mins
agree Ali Alawadi
1 hr
agree Amir Kamel
2 hrs
agree jawhar
4 hrs
agree Mohamed-hassan : أو حكومة الظل
1 day 8 hrs
حكومة الظل هي حكومة غير رسمية خارج السلطة القائمة ومعارضة لها
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks! -Khalid"
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1 min

حكومة صورية

حكومة صورية

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agree Abdallah Ali : :)
5 mins
شكراً جزيلاً - Many Thanks, Abdallah for you professionalism
agree Amir Kamel
2 hrs
شكراً جزيلاً - Many Thanks, eng_ara
agree esewidan : In a more than media settings, this is the most proper answer.
21 hrs
شكراً جزيلاً - Many Thanks, Eihab
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+1
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حكومة صورية

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agree Amir Kamel
2 hrs
Thanks
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حكومة الدمى

حكومة الدمى
Is also used
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agree Amir Kamel
2 hrs
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حكومة ألعوبة/ حكومة مطية

الرجاء البحث والتأكد في الرابطين أدناه
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حكومة مسرح العرائس

حكومة مسرح العرائس , I think, stands for puppet government. It best describes the mechanism by which such government works and be controlled by foreigner government. This term is already in use in the Arabic Media.
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I googled this one and only got one reseult...
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