puppet government vs regime

puppet government and regime both are nouns.

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

As nouns, regime is a hypernym of puppet government; that is, regime is a word with a broader meaning than puppet government:

puppet government: a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed
regime: the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

Other hypernyms of puppet government include authorities, government.

puppet government (noun)	regime (noun)
a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed	(medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)
	the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit