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kowtow

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1. kowtow - Noun

2. kowtow - Verb

Meaning

The same as Kotow.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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The rule in the art world is: you cater to the masses or you kowtow to the elite; you can't have both. Ben Hecht

A good stand-up, you lead the audience. You don't kowtow to the audience. Sometimes the audience is wrong. I always think the audience is wrong. Zach Galifianakis

He is always kowtowing to his boss Source: Internet

Anyone who is familiar with even a sparknotes summary of Joey Coco Diaz knows that you have a better chance getting him to go vegan than you do getting him to kowtow to public outcry. Source: Internet

A substantial part of the early section of the book deals with the efforts the Crawleys make to kowtow to Miss Crawley in the hope of receiving a big inheritance. Source: Internet

He was revered not only for the mystical powers he was said to possess, but also because of his refusal to kowtow to the regime leaders. Source: Internet

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