This myth asserts that people simply either have certain charismatic qualities or not. From LearnThat.org. [Warren G. Bennis]
A charismatic leader. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
UPDATE: I think the best alternative to the term charismatic is one that a CRHP sister suggested. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2004-09-01] Reference
When we do not apply the term charismatic to figures like Khomeini, we trivialize them and we trivialize their followers. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XVIII No 2] Reference
The word charismatic here means prosperity, excessive, bizarre. From Wordnik.com. [SA Latest News] Reference
John F. Kennedy is often described as charismatic, but obviously not for everyone. From Wordnik.com. [The Mystery of Political Charisma] Reference
Though he is frequently described as charismatic, he is a bit distracted in repose. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
The death of Hannah Schneider, movie-star beautiful and charismatic, is the mystery at the heart of the novel. From Wordnik.com. [Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl: Questions] Reference
Aso is known as a charismatic if gaffe-prone campaigner. From Wordnik.com. [Channel NewsAsia Front Page News] Reference
The Maradona model might be called the charismatic method. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
The most charismatic is DMC’s manager, referred to simply as Boss. From Wordnik.com. [Detroit Metal City Book 2 » Manga Worth Reading] Reference
When was the last time you heard a repulsive figure described as charismatic?. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XVIII No 2] Reference
They called the charismatic psychopaths who excelled at its practice "demagogues.". From Wordnik.com. [Marcella Mroczkowski: Danger! Empathy and Psychopathy as Competing Value Systems in Politics and Economics] Reference
Very few babies can be described as charismatic, but it is true of one-year-old Landina. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
A quarter of American Christians identify as charismatic or Pentecostal, a new survey shows. From Wordnik.com. [The Christian Post RSS Feed] Reference
Dohrn, who was known as a charismatic and theatrical speaker, was one of the first to address the group. From Wordnik.com. [Should Obama not respond to attacks based on his association with Bill Ayers?] Reference
Obama has repeatedly been described as a charismatic speaker, but what does he do that projects this image?. From Wordnik.com. [Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles] Reference
The kind of charismatic leader needed at the moment?. From Wordnik.com. [Some Hillary Advisers Worry About Staying In Past New Hampshire; Others Urge Her To Fight On] Reference
Yet this man is considered to be the Assembly's most 'charismatic' member!. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-05-01] Reference
In the patois of punditry, "charismatic" has come to mean little more than "like a rock star.". From Wordnik.com. [Barack Obama, Shaman] Reference
Well, there are people who suggest Barack Obama has that same kind of charismatic, Kennedyesque. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 23, 2008] Reference
I mean, this is a writer who wrote "Henry V," let ` s say, about a kind of charismatic warrior king. From Wordnik.com. [Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare] Reference
But it certainly created the kind of charismatic personality that he had within his organized crime group. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 2, 2002] Reference
Child welfare agencies need to pay special attention to the evangelical/fundamentalist "charismatic" community. From Wordnik.com. [Frank Schaeffer: It's Time To End (Deadly) "Religious Freedom"] Reference
Amazingly enough, there were some women who had this kind of charismatic power during the middle ages in Europe. From Wordnik.com. [Holy Feast and Holy Fast. | Mind on Fire] Reference
Stone has stated that he likes Chávez very much, and finds the Venezuelan leader "charismatic," "warmhearted," and "big.". From Wordnik.com. [Nikolas Kozloff: Oliver Stone's New Film: South of the Mark] Reference
Stone has stated that he likes Chávez very much, and finds the Venezuelan leader "charismatic," "warmhearted," and "big.". From Wordnik.com. [Nikolas Kozloff: Oliver Stone's New Film: South of the Mark] Reference
A FOOL ON A MISSION For good reason Treadwell was characterized as "charismatic" and a "showman," with a "shifting persona.". From Wordnik.com. [The Downfall of Bear Fanatic Timothy Treadwell] Reference
Because, frankly, few major things ever change in life, and certainly not without some sort of cut for the "charismatic" person. From Wordnik.com. [Your Right Hand Thief] Reference
I used to say that it was much more fulfilling and uplifting to be part of Missionfests than to go to "charismatic" conferences. From Wordnik.com. [Sealed Orders] Reference
And I have a major issue with the idea that a Symbologist could be any kind of charismatic “action hero” no matter how restrained. From Wordnik.com. [Ray prays for Tom Hanks to make something better than ANGELS & DEMONS! | Obsessed With Film] Reference
TV legend dead: Tributes flow for 'charismatic' Lane. From Wordnik.com. [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
Well, "charismatic" isn't the first word that comes to mind. From Wordnik.com. [Climate Progress] Reference
They explained that they were "charismatic" Catholics and hoped to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. From Wordnik.com. [English-writing Israeli-bloggers] Reference
Yet animal rights groups could also be criticized for focusing on the 'charismatic' species over others. From Wordnik.com. [Mongabay.com News] Reference
And rationalizes this dismissal of our particular plight by harking back to that other "charismatic" prez - JFK. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
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