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lapdog

or lap dog

[ lap-dawg, dog ]

noun

  1. a small pet dog that can easily be held in the lap.
  2. a person or group that submits to the influence of another; a servile follower:

    Regulatory agencies are supposed to be watchdogs, but some have become lapdogs of the industries they oversee.



lapdog

/ ˈæˌɒɡ /

noun

  1. a pet dog small and docile enough to be cuddled in the lap
  2. informal.
    a person who attaches himself to someone in admiration or infatuation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of lapdog1

First recorded in 1635–45; lap 1 + dog ( def )
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The republic’s consuls and other officers became Augustus’ lapdogs, but he preserved their venerable offices and titles “with anxious care,” seeming to consult them and massaging their vanity.

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On the other hand, he trusted his most faithful lapdog, former Vice President Mike Pence, to follow his orders to usurp the Constitution and look where it got him.

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The same goes for House Republicans, who’ve long been Trump’s lapdogs, and impediments to good governance.

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Woike: The portrayal of Blake Griffin seems way off to me — someone who I never viewed as a selfish teammate or as a Sterling lapdog.

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One mysterious and gruesome murder follows another — all orchestrated by the white men in Osage country but most importantly it's all been constructed by Hale and his money-hungry lapdog Ernest.

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