1. people who perform menial or servile tasks for someone in authority
Usage: informal; often derogatory
2. people who follow or obey someone powerful without question
Usage: informal; often derogatory

Examples

• The CEO was surrounded by flunkies who agreed with everything he said.
• She refused to be one of his flunkies and spoke her mind during the meeting.
• The politician’s flunkies handled all the mundane campaign tasks.
• He treated his assistants like flunkies rather than valued team members.
• The wealthy businessman had several flunkies to run his errands.
• Don’t be their flunkies – stand up for what you believe in.