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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 appointment of a ‘yes-man’ at the head of the Fed (Kevin Hassett fits this role much more than the other leading candidate Kevin Warsh), will likely spur resistance within the institution, and across the regional Fed banks whose presidents help to make up the rate setting committee.
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Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Unlike the broad and more public validation that social media provides from getting likes, one-on-one conversations with chatbots can feel more intimate and potentially more convincing — not unlike the yes-men who surround the most powerful tech bros.
—Parmy Olson, Twin Cities, 23 July 2025
Forcing out Powell and replacing him with a 'yes-man' sends a message that the U.S. economy is just another arm of the White House.
—Jesus Mesa
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
The yes-men and yes-women in his Cabinet approve of everything Trump does, for fear of losing their cushy jobs.
—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
Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Unlike the broad and more public validation that social media provides from getting likes, one-on-one conversations with chatbots can feel more intimate and potentially more convincing — not unlike the yes-men who surround the most powerful tech bros.
—Parmy Olson, Twin Cities, 23 July 2025
Forcing out Powell and replacing him with a 'yes-man' sends a message that the U.S. economy is just another arm of the White House.
—Jesus Mesa
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
The yes-men and yes-women in his Cabinet approve of everything Trump does, for fear of losing their cushy jobs.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yes-man
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Rapidly spreading its toxic influence across the lands, Magatsu and its minions are a world-ending threat, and the early tutorial bit sees players square up against the baddie only to ultimately lose.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
18 Sep. 2025
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What made Armani’s designs so appealing to Ovitz and his minions wasn’t just their confident power-suit cut.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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Previously, a court order was required to collect the samples from fallen soldiers.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Jerusalem — On a hot Friday morning in September, dozens of Israelis turned up at Gaza’s border fence – not as soldiers, but as dissenters.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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To watch Lipe-Smith’s Caroline cuddle in bed watching TV on her iPad, or bopping around to JoJo Siwa, or pensively finishing a Popsicle while sitting beside her grandmother at a museum, is to have the sheer malevolence of our current administration and its adherents thrown into sharp relief.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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But together a picture emerges of a long-standing movement eager to stop anyone who attacks a principle or personality its adherents hold dear.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
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The only character who seems entirely transparent is Frederik, who can’t hide his resentment of his second-class spousal status or his contempt for the sycophants and mediocrities who cling to his wife like barnacles.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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This willingness of the AI to heap praise and act as a sycophant has worrying consequences for the populace as a whole.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Yes-man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yes-man. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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