Word: aloofness
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...come to be regarded not so much as a man but as an enduring symbol of authoritarianism. At 82, Francisco Franco y Bahamonde, the Caudillo of Spain, had become increasingly secluded, aloof from the people, distant even from his own subordinates. The olive-colored flesh sagged in folds from his face, his palsied right hand trembled continuously, and the speech-once shrill and demanding-was slurred and frequently unintelligible. The figure, barely 5 ft. 3 in. tall, had never been especially heroic, even in a general's uniform decorated with medals, sash and sword; in recent years it seemed...
...President tends to reflect his own personality. Kennedy's agents were alert but relatively inconspicuous and, like their charge, showed a fondness for the good life. Johnson's entourage tended to be tenser and more belligerent, sometimes silencing hecklers with flying tackles. The Secret Servicemen surrounding Nixon were characteristically aloof and well organized. Today's White House detail is outwardly relaxed and amiable, preferring gentle persuasion to brute force...
Even more objectionable than the proposed wage reform was the industrial-relations expert who was selected to negotiate it−Fred Straw. Peach describes Straw as "a hatchet man," and even John Owen concedes that he was a rather aloof, overbearing man who gave the unions the false impression that "shock troops of management were coming in to sort things...
...Arrogant and aloof, Paley is an absentee executive who vacations sometimes for months with his exquisite wife Barbara ("Babe"). As a result, CBS is "rudderless," without any real sense of direction...
Chen is not shy in his bearing or self-conscious in his responses to questions. Nor is he at all condescending, yet he leaves the impression of a man aloof from others, immersed in his art, pursuing a solitary vision...