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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America is not supposed to be about the cult of personality; we’re supposed to be about a group of people who are making laws that would make the American people’s lives easier and affordable. —

Brady Gerber, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2024 Villeneuve also pulled it off without losing sight of Herbert’s deeper concerns, like how the hero’s journey often ends in a dictatorial cult of personality. —

David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024 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. —

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 See all Example Sentences for cult of personality

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