tergiversation
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Another has been the behavior of its distinguished columnists-the lamentation of Mark Sullivan, the oscillation of Dorothy Thompson, the tergiversation of Walter Lippmann.
From Time Magazine Archive
Many are the causes which may dissolve the bonds of faithless “conjurations;” and it is not always he who abandons a party who is to be criminated by political tergiversation.
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac
Between the two strong natures there was no subterfuge, no suggestion of polite evasions, of tergiversation, only the plea of truth to truth.
From Within the Law by Veiller, Bayard
These peremptory tripartite brethren arrived at Greenwich, wishing to aggrandize themselves by indulging in exemplary relaxation, indicatory of implacable detestation of integral tergiversation and exoteric intrigue.
From 1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading by Hathaway, B. A.
In his peroration the speaker commented upon Toombs’s tergiversation with such effective severity it elicited wild applause from the men of his side.
From The Brothers' War by Reed, John Calvin
