toadyism
nounUK /ˈtəʊdi.ɪzəm/ · US /ˈtoʊdi.ɪzəm/
Etymology From toady + -ism.
1
Sycophancy; fawning, obsequious behavior.
- The oleaginous Mike Pence, with his talent for toadyism and appetite for obsequiousness, could, Trump knew, become America’s most repulsive public figure.2018 May 9, George F. Will, “Trump is no longer the worst person in government”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 11 Jul 2018: