obsequiousness

noun

Definition of obsequiousnessnext
as in servility

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  1. subservience
  2. complaisance
  3. deference
  4. acquiescence
Noun
  • In fact, this exact effect is part of the reason that so many Soviet-style autocrats—the kind Trump so admires— eventually fail: governments that run on political subservience get dragged down by the Peter Principle, like a sea monster sucking its victim into the icy depths.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The role allowed Rossellini to embody subservience and authority through a reserved yet respectful demeanor.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of subservience
Noun
  • Yet electing to be private doesn’t amount to complaisance or complicity.
    Lesley M.M. Blume, Town & Country, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Sammy’s awareness of his mother’s infidelity, his father’s complaisance, and how both were relieved by his creative Boy Scout merit-badge projects and fantasies requires a separate article.
    Armond White, National Review, 16 Nov. 2022
Definition of complaisance
Noun
  • And as Musk and Ramaswamy noted in their explanation of how DOGE will function, the incoming Trump administration has something new at its disposal: the recent Supreme Court decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the landmark case that overturned Chevron deference.
    Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The researchers emphasize that the ship’s skeletal remains were treated with deference.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of deference
Noun
  • Our military serves the president as the leader and commander in chief of this country, with the acquiescence and the support of the Congress and the American people.
    Connor Donevan, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Republican Dwight Eisenhower’s election in 1952 resulted in GOP acquiescence in the New Deal’s expansion of federal authority.
    Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of acquiescence
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