personality cult
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But unlike his peers, Kim Il Sung had built a personality cult robust enough to be passed down to successive generations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Their valuations are reasonable, with the exception of Tesla, which is no longer a stock but a personality cult or a lottery ticket trading at probably six times an aggressive sum-of-the-parts analysis.
From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026
That decidedly does not mean turning the party into a personality cult.
From Salon • Nov. 21, 2024
In a memoir published this year, Mr Tae wrote about the excesses of the North Korean elite and the depths of the personality cult built around the Kims.
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2024
Chervenkov, in the post-Stalin period, was openly charged with supporting the personality cult policies of Stalin.
From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Baluyut, Violeta D.
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