Yesmanship
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Yesmanship is a noun meaning An atmosphere in which people claim to agree with leadership for political reasons, despite holding other opinions privately.
Meaning
An atmosphere in which people claim to agree with leadership for political reasons, despite holding other opinions privately.
More Meanings
- The state of being a yes man.
Example Sentences
Like corruption, yesmanship also pervades the Indian bureaucracy. -Brij Mohan Sharma, K. R. Bombwall, L. P. Choudhry
He chose his lieutenants for their yesmanship and promoted according to political loyalty, not seniority or merit. -Dennis Bloodworth
Synonyms for yesmanship
Depending on context, synonyms include yesmanism.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bandwagoning, followership, insiderism, tailism, bipartisanism, me-tooism.
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