acolyte

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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

They brought a robe for her as well, the soft thick robe of an acolyte, black upon one side and white upon the other.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin