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yes-man

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. flunky, flunkey, stooge, yes-mannoun

    a person of unquestioning obedience

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  1. yes-man

    A yes-man is a person who agrees with or supports everything that is proposed or stated by another individual, particularly someone in a position of authority, often without questioning or criticizing. The term is often used negatively to describe someone who is overly submissive, obedient, or seeking to please or gain favor.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of yes-man in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of yes-man in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of yes-man in a Sentence

  1. John Kelly:

    I said, whatever you do — and White House advisers were still in the process of trying to find someone to take my place — I said whatever you do, don't hire a' yes man,' someone who won't tell you the truth — don't do that, because if you do, I believe you will be impeached.

  2. John Kelly:

    I said whatever you do, don't hire a' yes man,' someone who won't tell you the truth -- don't do that, because if you do, I believe you will be impeached.

  3. John Kelly:

    I said, whatever you do -- and we were still in the process of trying to find someone to take my place -- I said whatever you do, don't hire a' yes man,' someone who won't tell you the truth -- don't do that, because if you do, I believe you will be impeached.

  4. Michael Madden:

    His status has always been kind of questionable within the Kim family, and he’s had multiple jobs. But he’s mild mannered, and a ‘yes man,’.

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