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- verb Present participle of
Astroturf .
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Examples
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Astroturfing is now taking off in the United Kingdom.
The Tea Party movement: deluded and inspired by billionaires George Monbiot 2010
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So following on from Astroturfing, which is the creation of fake grass roots support, we now have the practice of "frittering" - creating a fraudulent Twitter account.
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Darren rightly corrected me that the term is "Astroturfing".
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Darren rightly corrected me that the term is "Astroturfing".
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ASK's approach is known as "Astroturfing", or manufacturing artificial grassroots.
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ASK is known for "Astroturfing," manufacturing grassroots support and using traditional strategies used to elect politicians to promote public policy.
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This is known as "Astroturfing," as opposed to a legitimate "grassroots" effort on the part of voters to support their candidate.
Dear Editor 2008
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Industry insiders call such practices "Astroturfing," a reference to manufacturing grassroots support.
BusinessWeek.com -- 2010
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The Obama campaign's chief strategist is a master of "Astroturfing" and has a second firm that shapes public opinion for corporations
BusinessWeek.com -- 2010
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Left unmentioned in these settings is that the NEI paid a public relations company to create CASEnergy, an example of "Astroturfing" techniques that many industries have adopted to give the appearance of grass-roots support.
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