puppet leader vs swayer

puppet leader and swayer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
puppet leader	Yes	No	No	No
swayer	Yes	No	No	No

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

puppet leader: a leader or ruler who is chosen by a despot to head a government
swayer: a person who rules or commands

Other hypernyms of puppet leader include leader, ruler.

puppet leader (noun)	swayer (noun)
a leader or ruler who is chosen by a despot to head a government	a person who rules or commands