Meaning of subterfuge | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Subterfuge, ruse.
2. An indirect or deceptive device or stratagem; a blind. Refers especially to war and diplomatics.
   countable
3. Deception; misrepresentation of the true nature of an activity.
   uncountable

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Examples

“Overt subterfuge in a region nearly caused a minor accident.”

“How’s the spy hunt going? Uncovered any subterfuge?”

“But was it responsible governance to pass⟳ the Longitude Act without other efforts to protect⟳ British seamen? Or might it have⟳ been subterfuge—a disingenuous attempt⟳ to shift attention away from the realities of their life at sea.”

“But in the mean⟳ time […] it looks all ſo like⟳ ſubterfuge and inveagling; it is ſo nauſeating and teadious a task, that no man thinks he ovvs the Author ſo much ſervice as to find⟳ out the reaſon of his ovvn Categoricalneſs for him.”

“I have⟳ been critical of the RDG in the past for merely being a cypher for government announcements, but the failure of its members to make⟳ a stand⟳ on this issue⟳ and not be complicit in the Government's subterfuge is a shocking indictment of their failure to protect⟳ the industry.”

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