personality cult

noun

: a situation in which a public figure (such as a political leader) is deliberately presented to the people of a country as a great person who should be admired and loved

Examples of personality cult in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The party must put Maryland priorities first, such as fixing the budget crisis, cutting wasteful spending and delivering real results for residents ahead of any national personality cult. —Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 3 June 2026

Florida’s move to name Altman directly plays into the personality cult many a techlord have fostered to varying degrees with their army of flacks and acting coaches. —Dominic Patten, Deadline, 1 June 2026

Imposing the personality cult upon the state is designed not only to burnish the leader’s image, but to create opportunities to smoke out dissidents. —Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025

There was no personality cult hovering over the anonymous articles of the Soviet Constitution and the Code of Criminal Procedure. —Benjamin Nathans september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025

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