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ostensible procedure

[/ɒˈstɛnsɪbəl prəˈsiːdʒər/]
nounpl: ostensible procedures
procedimento aparente
1. A procedure that appears to be one thing but may actually be something else; a seemingly legitimate process that may mask a different underlying purpose or intent
The company used an ostensible procedure of reviewing applications, but the real decision had already been made.
A empresa usou um procedimento aparente de revisão de candidaturas, mas a decisão real já havia sido tomada.
2. A formally stated or officially presented method of operation that serves as a cover for actual intentions
Under the ostensible procedure of quality control, management was actually monitoring employee communications.
Sob o procedimento aparente de controle de qualidade, a gestão estava na verdade monitorando as comunicações dos funcionários.
Synonyms
apparent proceduresuperficial procedureseeming procedurepretended procedurenominal procedure
Antonyms
genuine procedureauthentic proceduretransparent procedurereal procedure

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
procedimento aparente
Standard usage in Brazilian Portuguese
Portugal
procedimento ostensível
European Portuguese may use the direct cognate more frequently

Related Idioms & Phrases

under the guise of
a front for
in name only
smoke and mirrors
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