sheeple

• sheople

Blend of sheep +‎ people.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːpəl/
• Rhymes: -iːpəl

sheeple pl (plural only)

1. (derogatory, slang) People who unquestioningly accept as true whatever their political leaders say or who adopt popular opinion as their own without scrutiny.
   • 2005 Sept. 11, Glen Justice and John Files, "Commemoration or Promotion? Walk Highlights Iraq Divide," New York Times (retrieved 21 Aug 2014):

     War protesters . . . did appear along Mr. Rumsfeld's path carrying signs saying "Bush is a Liar" and "Wake Up, Sheeple".

   • 2009 Aug. 27, Aaron Wherry, "The Commons: You bore us, Mr. Ignatieff," Macleans (Canada) (retrieved 21 Aug 2014):

     [F]ormer MP Garth Turner’s new book . . . is entitled Sheeple, a term apparently applied to people who often take on the characteristics—curly white hair covering most of the body, fondness for grazing, tendency to do as told—of sheep.

   • 2010 Aug. 20, Richard Adams, "The American far-right's top 10 paranoid conspiracy theories (photo caption)," Guardian (UK) (retrieved 21 Aug 2014)

     Harmless vapour trails left by planes? That's what they want you to think, sheeple.

   • 2016, Nik Shriner as Luke, Life Is Strange, Dontnod Entertainment, Square Enix:

     He'll take himself down.
     Yeah, history always proves that, right? Just wait for justice, you sheeple…

• sheep

• free-thinkers
• sceptics/skeptics

• groupthink
• obsequious
• yes-man

• helpees