noun
- plural of 'pandering': the act of providing or encouraging something undesirable to satisfy desires; behavior that caters to base or immoral interests
Usage: usually uncountable; used as a mass noun
verb
- third-person singular present tense of 'pander': to provide or encourage something undesirable or immoral to satisfy someone's desires
Usage: often used with 'to'
Examples
- The politician's panderings to special interest groups disappointed many voters.
- She accused the media of panderings to sensationalism rather than reporting facts.
- His panderings to the crowd's worst impulses showed a lack of moral leadership.
- The company's panderings to consumer trends often compromised product quality.
- Critics saw the film as panderings to the lowest common denominator.
- He criticized the network for its panderings to advertisers at the expense of content integrity.