sportswashes

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A form of sportswash — To use sporting events to improve a polity's reputation, especially to distract from human rights abuses.

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Meanings

verb
  1. presentpresent of sportswash
noun
  1. pluralplural of sportswash
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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