1. A procedure or sequence of actions that appears to be one thing but may not be what it actually is; a deceptive or misleading procedure
The company's seeming process of transparency was just a marketing strategy.
O processo aparente de transparência da empresa era apenas uma estratégia de marketing.
2. In philosophy or logic, a process that has the appearance or semblance of being legitimate or valid without necessarily being so
The argument followed a seeming process of logic but contained hidden fallacies.
O argumento seguiu um processo aparente de lógica mas continha falácias ocultas.