yesmanship en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English yesman Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English yesmanship From yesman + -ship.
Meanings
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(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
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(uncountable) 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