n. Slang
An elaborate presentation orchestrated to gain approval, as for a policy or product.
[From the razzle-dazzle of trained animal acts at circuses.]
dog-and-pony show
Dictionary:
dog-and-po·ny show (dôg'ən-pō'nē, dŏg'-) 
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n. Slang
An elaborate presentation orchestrated to gain approval, as for a policy or product.
| Idioms: dog-and-pony show |
An elaborate presentation to gain approval for a product or policy. For example, The administration loved putting on a dog-and-pony show for every minor change of policy. This term alludes to a traveling variety show. [1950s]
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