personality cult
noun
: 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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So is the Man United job really just a personality cult?
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Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
His regime redefined Alawite identity to revolve around Assad’s personality cult.
—Sefa Secen / Made By History, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
But the board ought to make sure its celebrity CEO is boosting the brand and the share price — not his personality cult.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
This has led to a personality cult of the individual creative genius who holds exclusive ownership to some magical artistic impulse.
—Charlie Engman, ARTnews.com, 20 Sep. 2024
One party has turned into a personality cult around a criminal candidate.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
Surviving multiple early attempts on their lives can boost a political leader’s personality cult and claims of invincibility.
—Ruth Ben-Ghiat, The Conversation, 25 July 2024
Nasser ordered one of the most extensive political crackdowns in Egypt’s history and nurtured a personality cult that would remain until his death 16 years later.
—Shadi Hamid, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
DeSantis’ selfishly tardy exit finally allows for the crucial one-on-one between Trump and Nikki Haley for the future and the soul of a once great party that risks becoming a personality cult for a dangerous man who has only contempt for democracy and American governmental and political traditions.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2024
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Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
His regime redefined Alawite identity to revolve around Assad’s personality cult.
—Sefa Secen / Made By History, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
But the board ought to make sure its celebrity CEO is boosting the brand and the share price — not his personality cult.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
This has led to a personality cult of the individual creative genius who holds exclusive ownership to some magical artistic impulse.
—Charlie Engman, ARTnews.com, 20 Sep. 2024
One party has turned into a personality cult around a criminal candidate.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
Surviving multiple early attempts on their lives can boost a political leader’s personality cult and claims of invincibility.
—Ruth Ben-Ghiat, The Conversation, 25 July 2024
Nasser ordered one of the most extensive political crackdowns in Egypt’s history and nurtured a personality cult that would remain until his death 16 years later.
—Shadi Hamid, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
DeSantis’ selfishly tardy exit finally allows for the crucial one-on-one between Trump and Nikki Haley for the future and the soul of a once great party that risks becoming a personality cult for a dangerous man who has only contempt for democracy and American governmental and political traditions.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2024
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“Personality cult.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personality%20cult. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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