yesmanship
An atmosphere in which people claim to agree with leadership for political reasons,…An atmosphere in which people claim to agree with leadership for political reasons, despite holding other opinions privately.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)An atmosphere in which people claim to agree with leadership for political reasons, despite holding other opinions privately.
Like corruption, yesmanship also pervades the Indian bureaucracy. -Brij Mohan Sharma, K. R. Bombwall, L. P. Choudhry
(uncountable)The state of being a yes man.
He chose his lieutenants for their yesmanship and promoted according to political loyalty, not seniority or merit. -Dennis Bloodworth
Synonyms
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