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loopholery

loopholery noun: the use of loopholes to achieve a goal.

Noun

loopholery (uncountable)

  1. The use of loopholes to achieve a goal.
    • Such shameless butt-kissing was supposedly banned by the 2007 lobbying reforms. But, through creative loopholery, the House ethics committee ruled before the conventions that the ban applies only to events honoring a single lawmaker, not to those benefiting two or more.2008 September 9, Jim Hightower, “Breaking the Lobbyists' Stranglehold on Our Democracy”, in Creators, archived from the original on 26 Feb 2025

Origin of loopholery

From loophole + -ery.

Questions about loopholery

What does loopholery mean?
Loopholery means the use of loopholes to achieve a goal.
What part of speech is loopholery?
Loopholery is a noun.

Words near loopholery in the dictionary

  1. loopes
  2. loopful
  3. loopfuls
  4. loophole
  5. loopholed
  6. loopholery
  7. loopholes
  8. loopholing
  9. loophound
  10. loopie
  11. loopier

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