so-called
[adjective]
Synonyms: alleged, pretended, professed, self-styled, supposed

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ˈso-called W3 adjective [only before noun]

1. used to describe someone or something that has been given a name that you think is wrong:
The so-called experts couldn’t tell us what was wrong.

2. used to show that something or someone is usually called a particular name:
the health threats posed by so-called ‘mad cow disease’

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