puppet army
Meanings
noun
- An army that an invading country forms by recruiting people from already-occupied areas of the country being invaded.
- Such an army in China during the Sino-Japanese War.
Word forms
Etymology
From puppet + army, a calque from Mandarin 傀儡軍／傀儡军 (kuǐlěijūn, “puppet army”).
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