Definitions by Snudson
Pangraft
noun: The acquisition of money, power, influence, favors, or other advantage through calculated pandering, flattery, or appeasement, particularly when such behavior serves to facilitate, conceal, or legitimize corrupt or self-serving conduct.
verb: To obtain money, power, influence, favors, or other advantage through calculated pandering or appeasement, especially when employed to advance, conceal, or protect corrupt or self-serving interests.
verb: To obtain money, power, influence, favors, or other advantage through calculated pandering or appeasement, especially when employed to advance, conceal, or protect corrupt or self-serving interests.
Example:
“The politician’s campaign was less about public service than pangraft, offering every constituency the favors it wanted in exchange for influence and support.”
“The politician’s campaign was less about public service than pangraft, offering every constituency the favors it wanted in exchange for influence and support.”
Pandrift
Pandrift (noun): The calculated use of pandering, flattery, or appeasement to gain trust, influence, advantage, or material benefit while concealing a deceptive or self-serving purpose.
“The candidate’s pandrift won over voters who never recognized the underlying deception.”
Pandrift (verb): To obtain trust, influence, advantage, or material benefit by means of calculated pandering, flattery, or appeasement, particularly when used to conceal a self-serving or deceptive purpose.
“He pandrifted his way into their confidence by telling each group exactly what it wanted to hear.”
“The candidate’s pandrift won over voters who never recognized the underlying deception.”
Pandrift (verb): To obtain trust, influence, advantage, or material benefit by means of calculated pandering, flattery, or appeasement, particularly when used to conceal a self-serving or deceptive purpose.
“He pandrifted his way into their confidence by telling each group exactly what it wanted to hear.”
Noun
“The candidate’s pandrift won over voters who never recognized the underlying deception.”
Verb
“He pandrifted his way into their confidence by telling each group exactly what it wanted to hear.”
“The candidate’s pandrift won over voters who never recognized the underlying deception.”
Verb
“He pandrifted his way into their confidence by telling each group exactly what it wanted to hear.”