PANDERING Definition & Meaning

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pandering

[pan-der-ing]

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noun

the act of catering to or profiting from the weaknesses, vices, or unreasonable desires of others.
Pandering and fear-mongering are the main ingredients of his appeal to anxious voters.
the act or practice of furnishing clients for a prostitute or supplying persons for illicit sex acts.
Human trafficking violates many other laws as well, including those against kidnapping, slavery, false imprisonment, and pandering.

adjective

catering to or profiting from the weaknesses, vices, or unreasonable desires of others.
He’s the epitome of the pandering politician, ready to say yes to everyone.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

panderingly adverb

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of pandering¹

First recorded in 1600–10; pander + -ing ¹ ( def. ) for the noun senses; pander + -ing ² ( def. ) for the adjective sense

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He told the BBC: "I am disappointed the coalition government is pandering to the right-wing electorate instead of standing up for its values."

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There’s another song called “Walk Away,” but we thought that might be pandering.

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Yoon feared that pandering to the public might prevent him achieving his goals, and hoped people would eventually recognise he was doing a good job, Shin explained.

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To Didion, Kennedy represented something insidious in the American character: the desire for voters to admire politicians like movie stars, and the pandering of American politicians to provide heroes made of clay.

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Rep. Tom Suozzi of New York excoriated Democrats for "pandering to the far left" on issues related to transgender people.

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