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personality cult

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noun

  1. deliberately cultivated adulation of a person, esp a political leader

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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

Autocrats and other authoritarians are often very popular among members of the public who are attracted to the strongman persona and the energy of the personality cult.

From Salon

It is difficult to imagine most of them as objects of a personality cult.

From Salon

Donald Trump is an autocrat and the leader of a political personality cult.

From Salon

That decidedly does not mean turning the party into a personality cult.

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