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noun
The practice by people, organizations and states of presenting themselves as environmentally-friendly and progressive in order to disguise or divert attention away from their actual environmentally damaging behavior.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: greenwash
Antonyms: none provided
verb
present participle and gerund of greenwash
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Blend of green + whitewashing (or green + -wash + -ing).
Across languages
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