as in adherent
one who follows the opinions or teachings of another
a highly influential anthropologist whose liege men can now be found in a score of major universities
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Noun
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Politics has a way of consuming its adherents and turning them into screaming Muppets without the entertainment value.—
Brenda Looper,
arkansasonline.com,
25 Dec. 2024 -
Better, like the Deep Adaptation adherents, to dedicate themselves to accepting their fate.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
3 Dec. 2024
Noun
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And then there's Elon Musk and his Doge disciples, who reportedly include longtime associate and Boring Co. president Steve Davis.—
Dan Primack,
Axios,
3 Jan. 2025
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Unfortunately for Donald Trump and his disciples, Mother Nature—like the equally tempestuous Stormy Daniels—can’t be bought off with hush money.—
Jack Sullivan,
airmail.news,
28 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Trump has spent years convincing his followers that he's been victimized by political targeting.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
19 Jan. 2025
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The other side is dedicated to Vishnu, the god of preservation, and his followers.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Liege man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liege%20man. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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