Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yesmanship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yesman-ship
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An atmosphere in which people claim to agree with leadership for political reasons, despite holding other opinions privately.

Uncountable

noun

The state of being a yes man.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Like corruption, yesmanship also pervades the Indian bureaucracy. -Brij Mohan Sharma, K. R. Bombwall, L. P. Choudhry"
"He chose his lieutenants for their yesmanship and promoted according to political loyalty, not seniority or merit. -Dennis Bloodworth"

Etymology

Etymology tree English yesman Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English yesmanship From yesman + -ship.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

yesmanism

Questions

What does yesmanship mean?: An atmosphere in which people claim to agree with leadership for political reasons, despite holding other opinions privately.
Where does yesmanship come from?: Etymology tree English yesman Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English yesmanship From yesman + -ship.

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