A series of speeches, interviews, or other public appearances by a politician or other well-known figure, characterized as an expedient opportunity to express regret for a mistake or wrongdoing.
he went on the worldwide apology tour beginning with a speech in Cairo
he remains out of work, now embarking on an apology tour as he tries to get back into the NFL
Example sentencesExamples
He has made it clear this is not an apology tour, that it's simply his story.
Apology tours are unpopular, but after eleven years of unsatisfactory results, so are wars.
Public figures caught out for bad behavior usually follow the predictable step of a public apology tour.
The presentation was apparently the first stop of an apology tour for the software company.
She's kind of on an apology tour, and I wish her well for that because she's a lovely woman and she's really fun to work with.
Definition of apology tour in US English:
apology tour
noun
US
A series of speeches, interviews, or other public appearances by a politician or other well-known figure, characterized as an expedient opportunity to express regret for a mistake or wrongdoing.
he went on the worldwide apology tour beginning with a speech in Cairo
he remains out of work, now embarking on an apology tour as he tries to get back into the NFL
Example sentencesExamples
Apology tours are unpopular, but after eleven years of unsatisfactory results, so are wars.
She's kind of on an apology tour, and I wish her well for that because she's a lovely woman and she's really fun to work with.
Public figures caught out for bad behavior usually follow the predictable step of a public apology tour.
The presentation was apparently the first stop of an apology tour for the software company.
He has made it clear this is not an apology tour, that it's simply his story.