0 a piece of ridiculous pretence which is so obvious that it does not deceive anyone -- làm ngơ
Opposition parties have united to condemn the presidential election as a charade.
The first year of capping in which the proposed caps of three authorities were increased shows that those procedures are no mere charade.
The surgery routine is something of a frustrating charade.
We go through this charade of competitive bids.
Starved of real investment, appalling at customer relations and only interested in the bottom line, our so-called "public" transport is now a charade.
One of the charades that are notorious to lawyers and disliked by so many judges is the calling of formal medical evidence to prove the dangers to health.
His commitment to human rights is illustrated by what he said this afternoon, namely, that we want no charades in this respect; we want substantial and meaningful progress.
Many of them are just charades.
In our view it was not possible or desirable to formalise the distinction between family charades and club performances.
