to please other people by doing or saying what you think they want you to do or say: She accused the other candidate of pandering to radical environmental groups.

What does it mean to pander to?

(Entry 1 of 2) intransitive verb. : to act as a pander especially : to provide gratification for others' desires films that pander to the basest emotions … used his brilliant gifts to pander to popular taste. —

Why is it called pandering?

"arranger of sexual liaisons, one who caters for the lusts of others," 1520s, "procurer, pimp," from Middle English Pandare (late 14c.), used by Chaucer ("Troylus and Cryseyde"), who borrowed it from Boccaccio (who had it in Italian form Pandaro in "Filostrato") as name of the prince (Greek Pandaros), who procured the ...