Henchman
An unscrupulous and ruthless subordinate, especially a CRIMINAL
An unscrupulous supporter or ADHERENT OF A POLITICAL FIGURE OR CAUSE ESPECIALLY ONE MOTIVATED BY POLITICAL GAIN.
Synonyms.
FLUNKY LACKEY COHORT
Little pols hench for bigger pols and bigger pols hench for foreign countries' pols. The biggest hench for the biggest whales and lots of them end up in jails.
A portent of things to come? All motormouth employees hench for him. Supporters do two to too. The motormouth henches for Putin and Erdogan and Kim and the Saudi Crown Prince and anyone else anytime else anywhere else who smiles at him and tells him how beautiful he and how smart and how wise.
Political life is rife with henches of all genders. Purebreeds and mixed breeds. Y'all come back here ya hear?.