The label has been used by authors of fiction: as a title for Canada's ex-MP Garth Turner's 2009 book, also in numerous other works.
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Dictionary.com defines Sheeple as informal: "people who tend to follow the majority in matters of opinion, taste, etc"; a combination of "sheep" and "people".
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While the skit was praised by various major media outlets, Beck shot back on November 25 by insinuating that Stewart and fellow Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert are keeping or turning people into "sheep".