Honeypot , subterfuge
What does 'enlisted in subterfuge' and 'honeypot' mean in the following expression?
Other employees described what was, in essence, a culture of complicity at Weinstein’s places of business, with numerous people throughout his companies fully aware of his behavior but either abetting it or looking the other way. Some employees said that they were 'enlisted in a subterfuge' to make the victims feel safe. A female executive with the company described how Weinstein’s assistants and others served as a “honeypot”—they would initially join a meeting along with a woman Weinstein was interested in, but then Weinstein would dismiss them, leaving him alone with the woman. (On October 10th, the Weinstein Company’s board issued a statement, writing that “these allegations come as an utter surprise to the Board. Any suggestion that the Board had knowledge of this conduct is false.”)
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Did you look in a dictionary? shahab ta Some employees said that they were 'enlisted in a subterfuge' They were required to join in with others in deception and lies. shahab ta Weinstein’s assistants and others served as a “honeypot” They were used as lures to make the target woman feel comfortable.
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- shahab ta Some employees said that they were 'enlisted in a subterfuge' They were required to join in with others in deception and lies.
- shahab ta Weinstein’s assistants and others served as a “honeypot” They were used as lures to make the target woman feel comfortable.
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Did you look in a dictionary?
shahab taSome employees said that they were 'enlisted in a subterfuge'
They were required to join in with others in deception and lies.
shahab taWeinstein’s assistants and others served as a “honeypot”
They were used as lures to make the target woman feel comfortable.
0Subterfuge is a process of getting something by deceit, in this instance the employees were asked to help Weinstein to get what he wanted with the women he was interested in. The employees were 'enlisted' because they were selected by their boss and given their orders to be deceitful. Meanwhile, 'honeypot' is another spying term and is used to refer to a (usually) woman who attracts the atte
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