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
For his critics, it was a personality cult overseeing a Hunger Games-style selection policy.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 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
“For regime propaganda to reach such a stage of personality cult suggests both impressive confidence and insecurity,” said Leif-Eric Easley, professor of international studies at Ewha Womans University in Seoul.
From Seattle Times • May 22, 2024
It did foster and encourage a personality cult, akin to the "Fuhrerprinzip" -but it derived its legitimacy, conservatively, from the Church and from the electorate.
From Russian Roulette: Russia's Economy in Putin's Era by Vaknin, Samuel
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