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   yes-man

   /ˈjɛsman/

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   • 1. a weak person who always agrees with their political leader or their superior at work. informal

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   What is a 'yes man'?

   • Usually depreciative. A person, esp. a man, who habitually agrees with or assents to the proposals of a superior; an obsequious subordinate. While invariably we despise the crafty yes-man; the simple yes-man we look upon with pity; the courageless yes-man as the mere shadow of a huge nothing. Don't be a ‘yes’ man.

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   What does Yes-Man mean?

   • Define yes-man. yes-man synonyms, yes-man pronunciation, yes-man translation, English dictionary definition of yes-man. n., pl. -men. a person who always agrees with superiors, regardless of personal convictions; sycophant.

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   How do you describe a man as a yes-man?

   • If you describe a man as a yes-man, you dislike the fact that he seems always to agree with people who have authority over him, in order to gain favour. He was never a yes-man and always spoke his mind. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins English Dictionary.

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   Is yes man a noun or noun?

   • As a noun from 1712. Yes-man is first recorded 1912, American English. Old English gea (West Saxon), ge (Anglian) "so, yes," from Proto-Germanic *ja-, *jai-, a word of affirmation (source also of German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish ja), from PIE *yam-, from pronominal stem *i- (see yon). As a noun, "affirmation, affirmative vote," from early 13c.

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   Was pappagourdas a 'yes man'?

   • He refers to one of his work rivals derisively as a “Yes Man” and a “Kiss Ass.” You have Jonah Hill, and his co-creators Jarrad Paul and Andy Mogel, who wrote The Yes Man starring Jim Carrey. As for Pappagourdas he found himself demoted to the position of a "yes man." He never liked to say yes for fear of being tagged a yes-man.

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   Is the Russian political elite a team of 'Yes-Men'?

   • 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.

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   The meaning of YES-MAN is a person who agrees with everything that is said; especially : one who endorses or supports without criticism every opinion or proposal of an associate or superior. How to use yes-man in a sentence.

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   YES-MAN definition: 1. a person who agrees with everything their employer, leader, etc. says in order to please them 2…. Learn more.

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   If you describe a man as a yes-man, you dislike the fact that he seems always to agree with people who have authority over him, in order to gain favour.

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   Yes-man definition: a person who, regardless of actual attitude, always expresses agreement with their supervisor, superior, etc.; sycophant.. See examples of YES-MAN used in a sentence.

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   Define yes-man. yes-man synonyms, yes-man pronunciation, yes-man translation, English dictionary definition of yes-man. n., pl. -men. a person who always agrees with superiors, regardless of personal convictions; sycophant.

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   If you describe a man as a yes-man, you dislike the fact that he seems always to agree with people who have authority over him, in order to gain favour.

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   A person, esp. a man, who habitually agrees with or assents to the proposals of a superior; an obsequious subordinate. 1874. While invariably we despise the crafty yes-man; the simple yes-man we look upon with pity; the courageless yes-man as the mere shadow of a huge nothing.