"yesmanship" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: yesman + -ship Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|yesman|ship}} yesman + -ship Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} yesmanship (uncountable)
  1. An atmosphere in which people claim to agree with leadership for political reasons, despite holding other opinions privately. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-yesmanship-en-noun-obXs8sNx
  2. The state of being a yes man. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-yesmanship-en-noun-qa7v3ew7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ship Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ship: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: yesmanism

Download JSON data for yesmanship meaning in All languages combined (1.4kB)

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