事じ大だい主しゅ義ぎ

noun

worship of the powerful; toadying to the strong

Refers to the attitude of flattering or subserviently following those with greater power, often used in political or historical contexts. The term originates from the Chinese concept of 'serving the great' (事大).

• 小しょう国こくが大たい国こくに従したがうのは事じ大だい主しゅ義ぎの一いち例れいだ。

  A small country following a big power is an example of worship of the powerful.

• 彼かれの外がい交こう政せい策さくは事じ大だい主しゅ義ぎ的てきだと批ひ判はんされた。

  His foreign policy was criticized as being subservient to the powerful.