The definition of 'pandering'

Pandering:

when a politician tells potential voters that s/he will take immediate steps to help alleviate some of the pain of their worst problems in the short term, but does not provide a direct, practicable, provable path to world peace.

Not pandering:

when a politician tells potential voters that s/he will not take immediate steps to help alleviate some of the pain of their worst problems in the short term, but does not provide a direct, practicable, provable path to world peace.