单词 | chicanery |
释义 | chicanery (ʃɪkeɪnəri ) uncountable noun Chicanery is using cleverness to cheat people. [formal] Normally you hid this kind of chicanery. Synonyms: trickery, cheating, intrigue, deception Collocations: political chicanery It was also marked by greed, ambition, compromise and political chicanery. Times,Sunday Times Two plots intertwine in this tale of national destiny and political chicanery. The Times Literary Supplement For all the fanfare that accompanied the supposed renegotiation, the process was cosmetic and, strictly in terms of political chicanery, successful. Times, Sunday Times It will be interesting to see whether the leader chooses to listen to the mass movement he has created or uses political chicanery to get his way. Times, Sunday Times |
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