obsequious

🇺🇸 /əbˈsiːkwiəs/ 🇬🇧 /əbˈsiːkwiəs/
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adjective
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Being overly submissive or eager to please, especially to those in authority.

The obsequious employee always agreed with his boss, even when he didn't actually agree.

translation

adj. Being overly submissive or eager to please, especially to those in authority.