noun
- people who show excessive deference or submission to authority
Usage: often derogatory
Examples
- The CEO was surrounded by kowtowers who never challenged his decisions.
- She refused to be one of the kowtowers in the office.
- The political kowtowers agreed with everything the leader said.
- He criticized the kowtowers for their lack of independent thinking.
- The company culture discouraged kowtowers and rewarded honest feedback.
- Many kowtowers lost respect among their colleagues.