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puppet ruler

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Noun1.puppet ruler - a leader or ruler who is chosen by a despot to head a governmentpuppet ruler - a leader or ruler who is chosen by a despot to head a government
puppet leader
leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others
ruler, swayer - a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe"
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Liberated by Nazi Germany, maintained as a puppet ruler to keep fascism alive in Italy and later executed by Communist partisans, his career could quite rightly be said to have been destroyed when he was confronted by the Italian state.
History?s Great Redundancies by Gail Kenny / Business community
Even the US designated puppet ruler in Iraq , Al Maliki, has demanded a set date for US withdrawal.
Retreating Empire and Bellicose Bluster by The Palestine Chronicle (Mountlake Terrace, WA)
Ciaran Hinds' puppet ruler, Herod, is pretty much just there to be hissed at.
`NATIVITY STORY' A THOUGHTFUL TREATMENT OF JESUS' BIRTH by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
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