yesmanship

== English == === Etymology === From yesman + -ship. === Noun === yesmanship (uncountable) An atmosphere in which people claim to agree with leadership for political reasons, despite holding other opinions privately. Like corruption, yesmanship also pervades the Indian bureaucracy. -Brij Mohan Sharma, K. R. Bombwall, L. P. Choudhry The state of being a yes man. He chose his lieutenants for their yesmanship and promoted according to political loyalty, not seniority or merit. -Dennis Bloodworth ==== Synonyms ==== yesmanism