sportswashing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The use of sporting events to improve an organization or polity's reputation, especially to distract from human rights abuses.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of sportswash

Word forms

sportswashing

Etymology

From sports + -wash + -ing.

Related words

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