flunkeyism

American  

[fluhngk-ee-iz-uhm] / ˈflʌŋk iˌɪz əm /

noun

1. the character and behavior typical of a flunky or yes-man.

2. the general tendency of a population to support leaders unquestioningly.

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Example Sentences

It is impossible to settle which is more to be scorned in them, their flunkeyism or their stupidity.

From Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 by De Gurowski, Adam G., count

Has flunkeyism any part in the pro-loyalty of Canada?

From The Canadian Commonwealth by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)

We have come to serious and terrible days, and must be free from all such flunkeyism.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 1, July, 1862 by Various

Almost the only record we have of this tour is a vicious epigram on what he considered the flunkeyism of Inveraray.

From Robert Burns Famous Scots Series by Setoun, Gabriel

We’ll find Paris just as we’ve found London; the same selfishness, the same social distinctions, the same flunkeyism.

From The Child Wife by Reid, Mayne