Definition of smokescreen
English to English noun - (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements
source: WordNet 3.0 - an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure
Requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures.
source: WordNet 3.0
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smokescreen, smoke screen, sunscreen, sengreen, seismogram, sium sisarum, sonogram, sensorium, sewing room, sinigrin, synchrony, shaggymane mushroom, snow mushroom
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