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noun
The practice of a government modifying the way that economic measures are calculated, in order to give a more optimistic impression of economic development.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: economics, sciences
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History
Coined by the economic analyst and statistician John Williams, from Pollyanna (“one who is persistently cheerful and optimistic”).
