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sportswashing

Today it means: The use of sporting events to improve an organization or polity's reputation, especially to distract from human rights abuses. Full definition →

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sportswashing · noun¹

From sports + -wash + -ing.

sportswashing · verb²

From sportswash + -ing.

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