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• present participle of pander.

pandering

American  

[pan-der-ing] / ˈpæn dər ɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of catering to or profiting from the weaknesses, vices, or unreasonable desires of others.

   Pandering and fear-mongering are the main ingredients of his appeal to anxious voters.

2. the act or practice of furnishing clients for a prostitute or supplying persons for illicit sex acts.

   Human trafficking violates many other laws as well, including those against kidnapping, slavery, false imprisonment, and pandering.

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adjective

1. catering to or profiting from the weaknesses, vices, or unreasonable desires of others.

   He’s the epitome of the pandering politician, ready to say yes to everyone.

Other Word Forms

• panderingly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of pandering

First recorded in 1600–10; pander + -ing ¹ ( def. ) for the noun senses; pander + -ing ² ( def. ) for the adjective sense

Example Sentences

Pandering to Hollywood is a disheartening if common spectacle, but the exhibition’s claim is absurd on its face.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2022

Pandering to older voters has been an effective strategy for many campaigns over the years.

From US News • Sep. 6, 2016

Pandering to no one, she said she wouldn’t put any woman on the bill.

From Washington Post • Sep. 18, 2015

Pandering on all 3 tonight was EPIC,” Ms. Coultersaid.

From Washington Times • Sep. 17, 2015

Pandering," said the judge to the prisoner, "is a most abhorrent crime.

From Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls or, War on the White Slave Trade by Bell, Ernest A. (Ernest Albert)