1. government-in-exile

noun. a temporary government moved to or formed in a foreign land by exiles who hope to rule when their country is liberated.

Rhymes with Puppet Government

• self-government
• nongovernment
• misgovernment

2. self-government

noun. ['ˈsɛlfˈgʌvɝnmənt'] government of a political unit by its own people.

3. government

noun. ['ˈgʌvɝnmənt'] the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit.

4. government

noun. ['ˈgʌvɝnmənt'] the act of governing; exercising authority.

5. government

noun. ['ˈgʌvɝnmənt'] (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed.

6. government

noun. ['ˈgʌvɝnmənt'] the study of government of states and other political units.

7. puppet

noun. ['ˈpʌpət, ˈpʌpɪt'] a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer.

8. puppet

noun. ['ˈpʌpət, ˈpʌpɪt'] a doll with a hollow head of a person or animal and a cloth body; intended to fit over the hand and be manipulated with the fingers.

9. puppet

noun. ['ˈpʌpət, ˈpʌpɪt'] a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else.

Sentences with puppet-government

1. Noun Phrase
France's goal was to improve its power abroad and set up a puppet government that could perhaps aid the Confederacy during the Civil War.