marionette
/ˌmɛriəˈnɛt/
noun
- A puppet that is controlled from above by strings or wires attached to its limbs.
- The children were amazed as the marionette danced across the stage.
- The puppeteer skillfully moved the marionette's arms and legs with the strings.
- She learned how to make a marionette in her art class.
- A person or group that is controlled by someone else and has no real power or independence.
- He refused to be a marionette and made his own decisions.
- Many felt the committee was a marionette of the corporation.
- The new leader was just a marionette for the military generals.
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