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SuperESL Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Pander for?

"Mr. Mulcair has recently put an X over Alberta and is pandering for votes in Quebec and Ontario."

Is this usage of the word 'pander' common? I have always only seen 'pander to,' as in:

"The speech was pandering to racial prejudice."

Thank you
  

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You're correct that the most common construction is "pander to" but in the example "pander for" is entirely correct and understandable. You might want to do a Google search on each phrase to get an idea how common each one is.

— MalRey

  • You're correct that the most common construction is "pander to" but in the example "pander for" is entirely correct and understandable.
  • You might want to do a Google search on each phrase to get an idea how common each one is.
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You're correct that the most common construction is "pander to" but in the example "pander for" is entirely correct and understandable. You might want to do a Google search on each phrase to get an idea how common each one is.
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Hi,

I don't recall ever reading or hearing this use of 'pander for something'
If I did, my first thought would be to wonder to whom or what the pandering is directed.

I'm sure 'pander to a person/a weakness
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Clive,

I certainly can't find 'pander for' in any of my dictionaries. But then it is the case that there are many examples of its usage on the Internet, as in:

"Obama Uses Speech to Latino Group to Pander for Votes"

I suspect that a lot of people are using it to mean 'to appease sb for the purpose of getting sth." I wouldn't use it in formal English writing.

Tha
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I guess the meaning of this is that Omaba is pandering to Latino Group for their votes.
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