category fraud

English

Noun

category fraud (uncountable)

  1. (business, finance) The practice of misclassifying individuals or entities within certain categories, often to gain an unfair advantage or mislead stakeholders.
  2. (entertainment) The practice of campaigning for an award under a category where there is less competition in preference to a category that better describes one.
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