Sycophancy:
Sycophancy is defined as the overly fawning behavior of a suck-up.
When a kid sits in the front row, answers every question and always brings the teacher an apple every day, this behavior is an example of sycophancy. [Your Dictionary]
Noted in “New Trump press secretary Kayleigh McEnany could do the impossible: Make us miss Sean Spicer,” Margaret Sullivan, WaPo:
By now, we’ve come to accept that spin is part of the job description for White House press secretaries. It’s a tactic and talent that has been on display in every modern presidential administration.
But race-baiting? Dangerous bluster on topics of public health? Blatant sycophancy?
