cover-up
noun /ˈkʌvər ʌp/
/ˈkʌvər ʌp/
[usually singular]- action that is taken to hide a mistake or an illegal activity from the public
- Government sources denied there had been a deliberate cover-up.
Extra Examples- Military leaders were involved in a massive cover-up.
- cover-ups by the police
- evidence of a cover-up over arms sales
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- massive
- government
- …
- be engaged in
- be implicated in
- be involved in
- …
- cover-up by
- allegations of a cover-up
- claims of a cover-up