virtue signalling
noun/ˈvɜːtʃuː sɪɡnəlɪŋ/
/ˈvɜːrtʃuː sɪɡnəlɪŋ/
(US English virtue signaling)
[uncountable] (disapproving)- the act of expressing your opinions about social or political issues in public in order to show other people that you are a good person
- Our party is about ideas, not virtue signalling.
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