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Definition of as a pretext:

°A false, contrived or assumed purpose; a pretense.
"The reporter called the company on the pretext of trying to resolve a consumer complaint."
°To employ a pretext, which involves using a false or contrived purpose for soliciting the gain of something else.
"HP chairwoman Patricia Dunn obtained directors' home phone records using possibly-illegal pretexting methods."
Definition of as a pretext:

°A false, contrived or assumed purpose; a pretense.
"The reporter called the company on the pretext of trying to resolve a consumer complaint."
°To employ a pretext, which involves using a false or contrived purpose for soliciting the gain of something else.
"HP chairwoman Patricia Dunn obtained directors' home phone records using possibly-illegal pretexting methods."
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