pos‧tur‧ing /ˈpɒstʃərɪŋ $ ˈpɑːs-/ noun [uncountable and countable] formal

1. when someone pretends to have a particular opinion or attitude:
He dismissed the Senator’s comments as ‘political posturing’.

2. when someone stands or moves in a way that they hope will make other people notice and admire them
—posture verb [intransitive]

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