党徒 (dǎng tú) — follower (of a political faction or party, often derogatory); henchman, crony
Definition
A derogatory term for blind followers or henchmen of a political party or faction — implies they obey without thinking. Used in critical, often historical, writing rather than neutral contexts.
noun
follower (of a political faction or party, often derogatory)henchmancrony
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 党徒，。Zhè xiē dǎng tú zhī zhī dào fú cóng lǐng xiù, cóng bù dú lì sī kǎo.These followers only know how to obey the leader and never think independently.
- 党徒。Lì shǐ xué jiā jiē lù le gāi zhèng quán de dǎng tú rú hé pò hài yì jǐ.Historians have exposed how the regime's henchmen persecuted dissenters.
- 党徒，。Tā céng jīng shì nà ge pài xì de zhōng shí dǎng tú, hòu lái què gōng kāi fǎn duì qí zhǔ zhāng.He was once a loyal follower of that faction but later publicly opposed its positions.
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