Political Criticism Terms

adjective showing excessive willingness to serve or please others

• The servile attitude of the butler was evident in his every action.
• She always acts so servile around her boss, it's kind of annoying.
• I can't stand how servile he is to his girlfriend, it's like he's her puppet.
• The company's servile dependence on outdated technology is hindering its progress.

noun a person who engages in pointless or wasteful work

• The boondoggler was found to be misusing company funds for personal gain.
• Don't trust that boondoggler with your money, he's always up to something shady.
• I can't believe that boondoggler got away with stealing from the charity.
• The politician was known as a master boondoggler, always finding ways to manipulate the system for his own benefit.

noun a person who deceives others, especially in order to trick them out of their money; a swindler or con artist

• The police were able to apprehend the flimflam artist responsible for the elaborate Ponzi scheme.
• I can't believe I fell for the tricks of that flimflam artist trying to sell me a fake Rolex.
• That flimflam artist tried to pull a fast one on me with his bogus investment scheme.
• His smooth-talking ways made him a real flimflam artist in the world of politics.

noun A crying shame is a noun phrase that refers to something that is deeply regrettable or unfortunate.

• The lack of funding for public education is a crying shame.
• It's a crying shame that the concert got canceled at the last minute.
• It's a crying shame that we can't go to the beach this weekend.
• The way she was treated by her colleagues was a crying shame.