stooge

[ US /ˈstudʒ/ ]
[ UK /stˈuːd‍ʒ/ ]

VERB

act as the stooge
His role was to stooge for the popular comedian
act as a stooge, in a compliant or subordinate manner
He stooged for the flamboyant Senator
cruise in slow or routine flights

NOUN

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How To Use stooge In A Sentence

She will be nobody's stooge, least of all Washington's.
The Bush stooges and their lackeys in the media know that they are hanging by a tenuous thread that is unraveling ever faster and faster.
Human-resources staffers walk a fine line: employees see them as stooges for management, and management views them as annoying do-gooders representing employees.
The Indian media, quoting unnamed security sources, have reported concerns that the Karmapa could be a Chinese stooge sent to India from Tibet to set up pro-Chinese monasteries. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
Big 2WackGo wants their stooge the US government and military to let our shores be flooded with smack (or, in the 80's, crack) if "that's what it takes" to make sure children in this country can't experiment freely with cannabinol instead of nicotine. AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed
He has the odd misfortune of repeatedly hiring party stooges for key assignments who stab him in the back as soon as they leave his employ.
Khan says the way the U.S. can protect itself is to back a credible leadership in Pakistan, which is not perceived to be what he calls a "stooge. News
Something you have NEVER PRESENTED, GOP suckhole stooge … … Think Progress » Did Palin write the answers to Tea Party Convention questions on her hand?
They were the precursors of bands like the Stooges with manic live shows and wild frontmen.
The newly appointed mayor is widely regarded as a government stooge.

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