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greenwashings

greenwashings is the plural of greenwashing.

Meaning of greenwashing

Noun

greenwashing (usually uncountable, plural greenwashings)

  1. (usually) The practice by people, organizations and states of presenting themselves as environmentally-friendly and progressive in order to disguise or divert attention away from their actual environmentally damaging behavior.
    • Fossil fuel lobbyists are trying to water down planned EU rules to stop “investment greenwashing’ by setting science-based criteria for any investment which lays claim to being environmentally sustainable.2019 December 2, Jillian Ambrose, “Fossil fuel lobbyists push to dilute EU anti-greenwash plan”, in The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    greenwash

Questions about greenwashings

What is greenwashings the plural of?
Greenwashings is the plural of greenwashing.

Words near greenwashings in the dictionary

  1. greenwashed
  2. greenwasher
  3. greenwashers
  4. greenwashes
  5. greenwashing
  6. greenwashings
  7. greenwater
  8. Greenwater Village
  9. greenwax
  10. greenwaxes
  11. greenway

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