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astro-turfed

astro-turfed adjective: of an orchestrated, well-funded political or corporate campaign designed to artificially manufacture the illusion of widespread, spontaneous public support; a grassroots movement.

Adjective

astro-turfed (comparative more astro-turfed, superlative most astro-turfed)

  1. (US) Of an orchestrated, well-funded political or corporate campaign designed to artificially manufacture the illusion of widespread, spontaneous public support; a grassroots movement.

Forms of astro-turfed

comparativemore astro-turfed
superlativemost astro-turfed

Origin of astro-turfed

A reference to AstroTurf.

Questions about astro-turfed

What does astro-turfed mean?
Astro-turfed means of an orchestrated, well-funded political or corporate campaign designed to artificially manufacture the illusion of widespread, spontaneous public support; a grassroots movement.
What part of speech is astro-turfed?
Astro-turfed is an adjective.

Words near astro-turfed in the dictionary

  1. astro-
  2. astro-boffin
  3. astro-boffins
  4. astro-engineer
  5. astro-engineers
  6. astro-turfed
  7. astroagricultural
  8. astroagriculture
  9. astroanthropology
  10. astroarchaeological
  11. astroarchaeology

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