Etymology

yesmanship

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Today it means: An atmosphere in which people claim to agree with leadership for political reasons, despite holding other opinions privately. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English yesman
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The story

  1. Englishyesman
  2. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  3. English todayyesmanship

From yesman + -ship.

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