loopholery

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noun

The use of loopholes to achieve a goal.

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Meanings

nounloopholery (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe use of loopholes to achieve a goal.

    Such shameless butt-kissing was supposedly banned by the 2007 lobbying reforms. But, through creative loopholery, the House ethics committee ruled before the conventions that the ban applies only to events honoring a single lawmaker, not to those benefiting two or more.

    2008 September 9, Jim Hightower, “Breaking the Lobbyists' Stranglehold on Our Democracy”, in Creators, archived from the original on 26 Feb 2025

Origin

From loophole + -ery.

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APA

loopholery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loopholery

MLA

“loopholery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loopholery. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “loopholery,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loopholery.

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