Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Decorative exhibition of retail merchandise in store windows.
- n. Goods and trimmings used in such displays.
- n. A means of improving appearances or creating a falsely favorable impression: "The realignment ... may be more window dressing than a substantive change in how the company does business” ( Connie Guglielmo).
Examples
“The downdraft in Chinese equities also stemmed from so-called "window-dressing" by portfolio managers who often sell stocks with large losses in their funds at year-end.”
“Whereas corporate philanthropic activities may have once been motivated more by image-building and were thus seen as 'window-dressing,' CSR today is more often an integral part of corporate strategy.”
“The law gets applied to the former, often mercilessly and ruthlessly, but the law doesn't apply to the latter, who get off time and again for nothing, next to nothing or by paying a window-dressing fine usually with other people's money.”
The Huffington Post: Dennis M. Kelleher: First Bank Fraud, Now Political Fraud
“We cannot afford the luxury of letting these recommendations become window-dressing for the Equatorial Guinea government," one local activist said.”
The Huffington Post: Lisa Misol: A Corrupt Dictator Tries to Buy UNESCO's Brand Name.
“Usually signed as part of a larger process of window-dressing by some fossil-fuelled mega-club.”
The Guardian: Edin Dzeko's calendar month has finally arrived | Barney Ronay
“Not only does this window-dressing public comment bother me, but I'm bothered by the fact that no one else seems at all bothered by it. jeffswitzer_wsdot_SR520comm”
Report Says Current 520 Plan “Virtually Precludes” Rail in the Future « PubliCola
“But Mr. Neronha said those efforts amounted to "window-dressing," allowing Google to continue earning revenues from the allegedly illicit ad sales even as it professed to be taking action against them.”
“Rather, economics was the unnecessary window-dressing to give the film a veneer of gravitas and the hint of a news angle.”
The Guardian: TV review: Super Tiny Animals; Bobby Fischer: Genius and Madman
“Both at home and abroad, liberal critics of Medvedev dismiss his modernization strategy as little more than window-dressing that masks his determination to preserve the ruling regime led by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.”
The Huffington Post: Adrian Pabst: President Medvedev's Project Of Modernization
“Stripped of window-dressing, they'll be saying: "America loves Republicans, so just watch us now!”
The Huffington Post: Chris Weigant: Republican House Musings
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘window-dressing’.
-
POL - executive
Terms used for and by entities with executive power
forge a coalition..., head of state, head of government, public administra..., beef up the infor..., devolution, streamline state ..., back out of sg, break a pledge, excoriate, executive committee, implement the agr... and 99 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for window-dressing.
Comments
No comments yet...
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.