personality cult
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Now, Dazhai is overflowing with shops selling items that support Mao's personality cult -- posters, playing cards, and crockery emblazoned with his image, and the "Little Red Book" of his quotations.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
For his critics, it was a personality cult overseeing a Hunger Games-style selection policy.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
James is younger and gentler, horrified by the thought of joining his father’s personality cult but lacking other prospects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
That decidedly does not mean turning the party into a personality cult.
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2024
Chervenkov, in the post-Stalin period, was openly charged with supporting the personality cult policies of Stalin.
From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Violeta D. Baluyut
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