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- noun A
government which is formally independent, but de facto wholly controlled by a foreign power.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed
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