category fraud

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The practice of misclassifying individuals or entities within certain categories, often to gain an unfair advantage or mislead stakeholders.
  2. The practice of campaigning for an award under a category where there is less competition in preference to a category that better describes one.

Word forms

category fraud
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