Sycophants

The king was tired of his sycophants always praising him, so he sent them away.

The authoritarian manager rewards sycophants and punishes anyone who suggests possible improvements to practices and procedures.

Donald Trump was on his way to becoming a tin-pot dictator, propped up by corrupt sycophants such as Attorney General William Barr.

Of course Tom was encouraging the riot — him and his cadre of drunken, deluded sycophants.