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British pronunciation/pɹˈiːtɛkst/
American pronunciation/ˈpɹiˌtɛkst/
Pretext
[NOUN]
1

a false reason or excuse given to justify an action or behavior, hiding the true motive behind it

synonyms : stalking-horse
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2

an artful or simulated semblance

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Examples
1. And now the stock market stopped-- JG: And journalism provides the pretext.
2. He needed a pretext for war.
3. Of course it was pretext.
4. Is Originalism just a pretext for conservative ideology?
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