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
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With the entire Republican Party having joined Trump’s personality cult, there’s no impetus for new constitutional safeguards, and yet, there has never been more of a need for them.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025
The crisis and its aftermath have demonstrated how India’s national security has become almost entirely captive to burnishing the personality cult of its leader.
—Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025
Some referenced the Cultural Revolution – at times obliquely to avoid censorship; others highlighted Trump’s apparent appetite for chaos, and the rising signs of authoritarianism and personality cult within his administration.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
Zhang was equally unsettled by the growing signs of a personality cult in Washington.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025
The crisis and its aftermath have demonstrated how India’s national security has become almost entirely captive to burnishing the personality cult of its leader.
—Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025
Some referenced the Cultural Revolution – at times obliquely to avoid censorship; others highlighted Trump’s apparent appetite for chaos, and the rising signs of authoritarianism and personality cult within his administration.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
Zhang was equally unsettled by the growing signs of a personality cult in Washington.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
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“Personality cult.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personality%20cult. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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