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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a puppet for the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who is being controlled or manipulated by another person or group, often in a negative context.
Example: "He was nothing more than a puppet for the corrupt politicians, doing their bidding without question."
Alternatives: "a tool for the" or "a pawn for the".
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The mayor vehemently opposed Mr. Levy's appointment, saying that he would be a puppet for the teachers' union.
Maduro is seen by many Venezuelans as a puppet for the Castro brothers in Cuba, who are given around 80,000 barrels of oil a day for free.
The composer had long served as a caricature of Soviet nationalism; Volkov and his acolytes had now made him a puppet for the other side.
"My thinking is she has become a puppet for the west who are using her for their own objectives," said Fahad Shah, a business owner in Rawalpindi.
Joy Laurey was then offered a chance to create a puppet for the children's TV magazine show Whirligig and produced Mr Turnip, who made his debut on 25 November 1950.
In The Epoch Times, a free daily newspaper that supports the Falun Gong, he has been portrayed as a puppet for the Chinese Communist Party as part of a campaign to expand its influence in the United States.
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The medical press cast the worst possible light on Maclean's association with commercial interests, alleging that he was merely a puppet for "his retainers, the English merchants," thus attempting to undermine his medical credibility: "the Macleananites'... science consists exclusively in... the balance of profit and loss".
Susan Tolchin, chief adviser to Mr. Spano, labeled Mr. Astorino "a puppet for Entergy" and "the Indian Point candidate".
This tentative validation of the results was motivated by the concern that the new president was a puppet for Rajoelina, as well as the allegations by Robinson of massive electoral fraud after losing the runoff despite a wide lead over his opponent in the first round.
In effect, he was merely a puppet for Somoza to control the country.
I speak out not because a bearded man told me to, not because I am nothing but, as Inna stated, a puppet for "dictatorial countries to promote the official position of the government......
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