as in minion
disapproving
a person (especially a man) who agrees with everything that someone says; a person who supports the opinions or ideas of someone else in order to earn that person's approval
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Recent Examples of yes-man
The yes-men and yes-women in his Cabinet approve of everything Trump does, for fear of losing their cushy jobs.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2025
Imagine this group of hangers on and yes-men (and women) working with Trump on a national or international crisis.
—Frederic B. Hill, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
But if each of those assistants turns into a yes-man, then users run the risk of getting bad information because consensus will be reached too quickly.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
Ferguson slams Reichert over Trump Ferguson repeatedly attempted to paint Reichert as a yes-man to former President Trump, who won less than 40% of the vote in Washington state in both the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 11 Sep. 2024
Since virtually all members of the Russian political elite have been directly appointed to their posts by Putin or his cronies, the group represents not a genuine team but a board of yes-men.
—Vladislav Inozemtsev, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2011
The codependency with — and resentment of — various yes-men.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024
The Larry David of the show is an irritable man with a wife (Cheryl Hines), who eventually leaves him, and a sidekick (Jeff Garlin), who is his manager and yes-man.
—Boris Kachka, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
Now trying to make a comeback, Jocelyn is surrounded by yes-men and people who want to take advantage of her.
—Jasmine Li, Vulture, 31 May 2023
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2025
Imagine this group of hangers on and yes-men (and women) working with Trump on a national or international crisis.
—Frederic B. Hill, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
But if each of those assistants turns into a yes-man, then users run the risk of getting bad information because consensus will be reached too quickly.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
Ferguson slams Reichert over Trump Ferguson repeatedly attempted to paint Reichert as a yes-man to former President Trump, who won less than 40% of the vote in Washington state in both the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 11 Sep. 2024
Since virtually all members of the Russian political elite have been directly appointed to their posts by Putin or his cronies, the group represents not a genuine team but a board of yes-men.
—Vladislav Inozemtsev, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2011
The codependency with — and resentment of — various yes-men.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024
The Larry David of the show is an irritable man with a wife (Cheryl Hines), who eventually leaves him, and a sidekick (Jeff Garlin), who is his manager and yes-man.
—Boris Kachka, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
Now trying to make a comeback, Jocelyn is surrounded by yes-men and people who want to take advantage of her.
—Jasmine Li, Vulture, 31 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yes-man
Noun
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Her niftiest fight sequence looks like abstract art: a stark black-and-white aerial pan of her shadow battling minions down a hallway.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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Negan banished him and seized control of the Dama’s minions.—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
8 June 2025
Noun
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His Telegram channel, followed by around half a million users, regularly features narrated footage of drones tracking and killing Russian soldiers.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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The biggest revelation in both movies is that throughout the war Lucas had heroin shipped to the U.S. from Vietnam in coffins containing dead soldiers.—
Steve Bloom,
HollywoodReporter,
24 June 2025
Noun
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All this is part of the larger belief that only adherents belonging to religious traditions that arose in the Indian subcontinent are authentically Indian.—
ASHLEY J. TELLIS,
Foreign Affairs,
17 June 2025
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The overall growth in the world’s Jewish population did not increase their proportion of the world’s religious adherents because of the much faster growth in other populations.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Conservative media, once a proud home to voices like Charles Krauthammer, Jonah Goldberg, and Bill Kristol, now platforms ignorant Trump sycophants who have no use for conservative principles — or principles of any kind.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2025
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Hitler surrounded himself with sycophants, had zero tolerance for dissent and demanded unwavering loyalty.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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“Yes-man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yes-man. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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