cult of personality
noun phrase
: a situation in which a public figure (such as a political leader) is deliberately presented to the people of a country as a great person who should be admired and loved
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For the most part, a little fame, a knack for attention, and some predisposition toward building a cult of personality are enough to rise to the top.
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 18 June 2024
And nobody — certainly not the American conservatives who increasingly form a cult of personality around Prime Minister Viktor Orbán — can pretend not to see it.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 16 Oct. 2024
At last week's VP debate, Sen. JD Vance gave us a window of what MAGA sans Trump could look like — presenting a polished case for economic populism without the cult of personality.
—Justin Green, Axios, 6 Oct. 2024
But now with Hasina expelled, that cult of personality is shorn of its power and will not wield the same influence over Bangladeshi politics.
—Ali Riaz, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2024
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 18 June 2024
And nobody — certainly not the American conservatives who increasingly form a cult of personality around Prime Minister Viktor Orbán — can pretend not to see it.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 16 Oct. 2024
At last week's VP debate, Sen. JD Vance gave us a window of what MAGA sans Trump could look like — presenting a polished case for economic populism without the cult of personality.
—Justin Green, Axios, 6 Oct. 2024
But now with Hasina expelled, that cult of personality is shorn of its power and will not wield the same influence over Bangladeshi politics.
—Ali Riaz, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Cult of personality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cult%20of%20personality. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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