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sycophancy Definition

syco·phancy (sikə fən sē, -fan′-)

noun pl. -·cies

the behavior or character, or an act, of a sycophant; servile flattery

Etymology: L sycophantia < Gr sykophantia

sycophancy Quotes

If Conservative Backbench MPs wanttoget on inpolitics they will have to find a foothold in the narrow strip of land that lies between sycophancy and rebellion.

—Baker (of Dorking), Kenneth Baker, Baron

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