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