Sheeple

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Sheeple (a portmanteau of "sheep" and "people") is a term of disparagement, in which people are likened to sheep. The term is often used to denote persons who voluntarily acquiesce to a perceived authority figure's suggestion without critical analysis or sufficient research to understand the ramifications of that decision. By doing so, Sheeple undermine their own individuality and may willingly give up their rights. The implication of the term is that people fallaciously appeal to authority and believe or do what they are told by perceived authority figures who they view as trustworthy. The term is generally used in a political, social, and sometimes spiritual sense. This term was first used in print by Ann Tintera of Colorado, in 1978.