puppet government vs puppet state

puppet government and puppet state both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
puppet government	Yes	No	No	No
puppet state	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, puppet government and puppet state are synonyms defined as:

puppet government and puppet state: a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed

Other synonyms of puppet government include pupet regime.

puppet government (noun)	puppet state (noun)
a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed	a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed