English Dictionary

yesmanship

名詞

不可算名詞

An atmosphere in which people claim to agree with leadership for political reasons, despite holding other opinions privately. / The state of being a yes man.

日本語の意味

（政治的理由により）本心とは異なる意見を持ちながら、上層部に迎合する雰囲気や状態 / 上司やリーダーに対して、個人の本心を隠して常に同意すること、つまり媚びへつらう態度

The board's yesmanship concealed deep divisions, as members nodded along publicly while nursing private objections.

取締役会の表向きに指導部に同調するような雰囲気は深い対立を覆い隠しており、メンバーは公の場では頷きながら私的には反対意見を抱いていた。

意味（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

意味（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