yesmanship

English

Etymology

From yesman +‎ -ship.

Noun

yesmanship (uncountable)

1. 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

2. 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