HOH Word of the Week: Window Dressing – Roll Call

HOH Word of the Week: Window Dressing

By Jason Dick

Posted April 13, 2015 at 5:00am

“Window Dressing . A speech or release of information that makes something seem more important than it is.”

— From “The Congress Dictionary” by Paul Dickson and Paul Clancy.

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