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doll; puppet; marionette
puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
娘に人形をプレゼントしました。
I gave my daughter a doll as a present.
彼は上司に操られる人形だ。
He is a puppet manipulated by his boss.
この人形は祖母が作ったものだ。
This doll was made by my grandmother.