acolyte

Example Sentences

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, once a Trump acolyte who has become a fierce critic of the president.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

Takaichi, 64, an acolyte of former premier Shinzo Abe, has advocated her mentor's "Abenomics" economic policies including massive monetary easing and active fiscal spending.

From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025

The trial started just days after an Abe acolyte, Sanae Takaichi, became Japan’s prime minister with a platform strongly influenced by Abe’s views, including support for higher military spending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

The Hitler acolyte Joseph Goebbels once said that the big joke on democracy was that it provided its mortal enemies with the means of its own destruction.

From Salon • May 20, 2025

On the mountain I slipped thoughtlessly into the voice of their daughter and acolyte.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover