Swahili
kibaraka
ki-ba-RA-ka
How to say it
Swahilikibarakaki-ba-RA-kasoon
Englishvassalsoon
Frenchvassalsoon
Meaning
a vassal or lackey, someone who serves and obeys another's interests submissively; in political usage, a puppet or stooge.
Good to know
often used politically to accuse someone of serving foreign or opposing interests.
Examples
- Waandamanaji walimwita kiongozi huyo kibaraka wa mataifa ya nje.The protesters called that leader a puppet of foreign nations.
- Hakutaka kuwa kibaraka wa mtu yeyote.He didn't want to be anyone's lackey.
- Je, kwa nini unamwita kibaraka?Why do you call him a stooge?
- Vyombo vya habari vilimshutumu kama kibaraka wa serikali ya kigeni.The media accused him of being a puppet of a foreign government.
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