stoogestooge /stuːdʒ/ noun [countable] 
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Thesaurus- Community leaders in the area are widely regarded as police stooges.
- He accused her of being a stooge of the Tory Party.
- Even through quasi-delirium Jack recognized a Devane stooge.
- It can be said he was addressing a captive audience ... of stooges.
- Kim was frequently regarded in the West as a Soviet stooge but this was erroneous.
- Like stooges, we accept in silence.
- Nugent was supposed to be the stooge.
- Others will divine whether the Martins were lucky hobbyists or party stooges.
- The stooge who set up the question was a local Free Presbyterian elder!
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who is used by someone else► pawn
1informal someone who is used by someone else to do something unpleasant, dishonest, or illegal – used to show disapproval2one of two performers in a comedy show, who the other performer makes jokes about and makes look stupid someone who is used by a more powerful person or group as part of their plans for getting power, especially when the person being used does not realize this: · The soldiers were nothing more than pawns, regarded as dispensable by their officers.use somebody as a pawn: · The ambassador was being used as a pawn in the struggle between the two superpowers.
► puppet a ruler or government that seems to be independent but is really controlled by the government of another more powerful country: a puppet ruler/regime/government: · In 1290, Edward I set up a puppet government in the Scottish lowlands.puppet of: · During the 70s many Eastern European leaders were merely puppets of the Kremlin.
► tool someone who is controlled and used unfairly by another person or group, especially to do something bad: tool of: · The king was merely a tool of the military regime.
► stooge someone who always does what another person or group wants: · Community leaders in the area are widely regarded as police stooges.stooge of: · He accused her of being a stooge of the Tory Party.
► instrument someone who is used and controlled by someone or something more powerful: instrument of: · Even small children were used as instruments of the regime, encouraged to spy on and report their parents.· The Committee on Ethics in Public Life was regarded by many as being a mere instrument of the government.
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