D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Puppetry

/pŭp'-ət-rē/ · Pup·pet·ry · IPA /ˈpʌp.ɪ.tɹi/
01 n. Action or appearance resembling that of a puppet, or puppet show; hence, mere form or show; affectation.
  1. 1.
    Action or appearance resembling that of a puppet, or puppet show; hence, mere form or show; affectation.
    Puppetry of the English laws of divorce.” — Chambers.