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Meanings of lip service in English

Portuguese
hipocrisia
Catalan
hipocresia

An expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction.

hipocrisia
Synonyms
Examples for "hypocrisy"
Examples for "hypocrisy"
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The hypocrisy of the State on this issue is unacceptable but unsurprising.
The Irish Times
2
Madam, - The hypocrisy surrounding our relationship with animals is deeply embedded.
The Irish Times
3
Where I come from, it is given the name of dangerous hypocrisy.
The Irish Times
4
Equally however, we need less of the hypocrisy evident in his article.
The Irish Times
5
Or have we to continue listening to more and more political hypocrisy?
The Irish Times
Usage of lip service in English
1
The resolution of the problem requires more than lip service, he added.
The Irish Times
2
Too often in the past, lip service was paid to consumer interests.
The Irish Times
3
Paying lip service to the concept isn't enough to make it work.
The Irish Times
4
All we have, after 50 years, is lip service to human rights.
The Irish Times
5
Quote: Live the lifestyle instead of paying lip service to the lifestyle.
Climbing Magazine
6
I didn't get the feeling he was just paying us lip service.
The Guardian
7
Teachings of virtue and morality are lip service and things of air.
The Complete Works of Brann, the Iconoclast — Volume 10
8
Nor is the word empty and meaningless, coined of mere lip service.
Revolution, and Other Essays
9
He criticized the company for only giving lip service to its customers.
Wired
10
I don't want lip service and talk about I'm doing a good job.
Ebony
11
But critics accuse the government of merely paying lip service to climate concerns.
Reuters
12
For too long successive Irish governments have paid lip service to Irish unity.
Reuters
13
These days lip service is paid to the idea of conservation.
The Guardian
14
Google and Facebook only paid lip service to negotiations with the media companies.
Radio NZ
15
They pay lip service to the idea of public service broadcasting.
The Irish Times
16
You waste valuable time paying lip service to the democratic process.
Unfinished desires: a novel
Translations for lip service
Catalan
hipocresia