vibaraka

How to say it

Meaning

People who serve and obey another's interests submissively; in political usage, puppets or stooges.

Good to know

plural of kibaraka (ki-/vi- class); submissive servants of another's interests; commonly used pejoratively in political speech for 'puppets'.

Examples

• Wananchi waliwaita viongozi hao vibaraka wa mataifa ya nje.Citizens called those leaders puppets of foreign nations.
• Je, serikali hiyo ni vibaraka wa kampuni kubwa?Is that government a puppet of big companies?
• Hawakutaka kuitwa vibaraka wa mtu yeyote.They did not want to be called anyone's puppets.
• Waandishi wa habari watawafichua vibaraka wa mfumo.Journalists will expose the puppets of the system.