Meanings of deflect criticism in English

Officials try to deflect criticism of the harm they are inflicting on families.

The authorities have stepped in with pre-emptive concessions to try to defuse tensions and deflect criticism.

They also deflect criticism by arguing that they produced averages based on mean and median calculations.

Obama highlighted economic improvements and tried to deflect criticism that the healthcare push had shifted his focus.

Maybe someone wanted to deflect criticism.

Trump sought to deflect criticism by accusing Bill Clinton, the candidate's husband, of having done worse to women.

It would deflect criticism.

Too often, the patient complaints system is treated as a process, in an attempt to deflect criticism rather than confront problems.

Beck has good reason to criticize the fake-gun industry, not least because doing so helps deflect criticism of his own officers.

By naming a commission and removing McCarthy, Emanuel could be hoping to deflect criticism of his own handling of the case.

The internal study recently completed gives Gensler more power to deflect criticism that he has not done enough to curb market speculation.

Then, though, Mourinho once again did his best to deflect criticism from himself by appearing to question the attitude of certain United players.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has turned to humour to deflect criticism that he overestimated the dangers of the US winter storm.

And yet, not only able to deflect criticism with his bumbling and fumbling, his controversies have become a sizeable chunk of his appeal.

First, it may help Google deflect criticism that its policies have been inscrutable from national and international bodies concerned about privacy and Google's business.

Maliki's few friends outside Iraq have pointed to the instability sown by the Arab spring to deflect criticism following the disasters of last week.