| 单词 | astroturfing |
| 释义 | Astroturfing[ as-truh-turf-ing ] / ˈæs trəˌtɜrf ɪŋ / nounthe act or process of installing Astroturf on a surface. (usually lowercase) the deceptive tactic of simulating grassroots support for a product, cause, etc., undertaken by people or organizations with an interest in shaping public opinion: In some countries astroturfing is banned, and this includes sponsored blog posts. Origin of AstroturfingFirst recorded in 1970–75; Astroturf + -ing1 OTHER WORDS FROM Astroturfingas·tro·turf·er, nounWords nearby Astroturfingastrophotometry, astrophysics, astrosphere, astrotourist, Astroturf, Astroturfing, Asturian, Asturias, astute, Astyanax, astylar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Astroturfingastroturfing / (ˈæstrəʊˌtɜːfɪŋ) / nouna PR tactic used in politics and advertising in which actors are paid to display overt and apparently spontaneous grassroots support for a particular product, policy, or event Derived forms of astroturfingastroturfer, nounWord Origin for astroturfingC21: from Astroturf, the artificial grass, as this is artifical grassroots support Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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