Definition
Appealing to someone's desires or prejudices, often without integrity, to gain their support or approval.
Etymology
From 'pander' (a person who helps others engage in improper behavior), which came from Pandarus, a character in Greek legend. The verb emerged by the 16th century.
Kelly Says
Politicians are constantly accused of 'pandering,' but what's interesting is that appealing to your audience's values versus pandering to their worst impulses is a line everyone draws differently.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መስዋዕት ሰር
mes-wa-et ser
ARالعربية
التقرب
al-taqrib
BNবাংলা
সন্তুষ্ট করা
san-tu-sh-t kor-a
CACatalà
cumplir
kump-lir
CSČeština
vyhovět
vy-ho-vet
DEDeutsch
Befriedigung
be-frie-di-gung
ELΕλληνικά
υπηρετήσει
y-pe-re-te-sei
ESEspañol
caducar
ka-du-kar
FAفارسی
رضایت دادن
rez-a-yat da-dan
FRFrançais
flatterie
flat-trie
HEעברית
להתאים
le-ha-ta-am
HUMagyar
szimpatizáln
simpa-ti-za-ln
IDBahasa Indonesia
menyukai
men-yu-kai
ITItaliano
indulgere
in-doo-l-gere
KKKK
таныштыру
ta-ny-sh-ty-ru
KMKM
ប្រព្រឹត្ត
bra-prou-rtt
MSBahasa Melayu
memuaskan
me-mu-as-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော် လိုက်
kyun-taw loik
NLNederlands
aanpassen
aan-pas-sen
NONorsk
oppfylle
op-fy-le
PLPolski
poddawać się
pod-da-wat sie
PTPortuguês
satisfação
sa-tis-fa-são
RORomână
satisface
sa-tis-fa-ce
RUРусский
потакать
po-ta-kat
SWKiswahili
kuridhi
koo-ri-dhi
TAதமிழ்
சௌகரியம்
sow-ka-ri-yam
TEతెలుగు
సంతోషపెట్టండి
san-to-sha-pet-tan-di
TLTL
pagsasakop
pa-gsa-sak-op
TRTürkçe
tatmin etmek
tat-min eh-met
UKУкраїнська
задовольняти
za-do-vol-ny-ty
URاردو
مُطالِبِی
mu-ta-li-bi
VITiếng Việt
thoả mãn
thwa mahn