electionspeak
nounEtymology
From election + -speak.
Definitions
The jargon or rhetoric of politicians, lobbyists, and commentators during an election…
The jargon or rhetoric of politicians, lobbyists, and commentators during an election campaign.
- Bolstered claims of mustering a simple majority are an integral part of electionspeak.
- Such mindless, meaningless electionspeak brought to mind the words of Orwell: […]
- Accustomed as they are to electionspeak, the mainstream media can’t seem to fathom that the selection of a pope is an altogether different sort of thing.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for electionspeak. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA