puppet state vs puppet government

puppet state and puppet government both are nouns.

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

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

puppet state and puppet government: 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 state include pupet regime.

puppet state (noun)	puppet government (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