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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The jargon used by politicians, lobbyists, and commentators, especially during a political campaign..
"That's why I need you so badly, Zoë. You know how to translate the harsh realities of foreign policy into relatively intelligible campaignspeak." Zoë laughed. "Intelligible campaignspeak is an oxymoron."
The media and the public do in fact relish catching politicians' lies, but these are the small lies — lies about money, sex, drug use and other peccadillos, and the ritual doubletalk of campaignspeak.
Unfortunately, The Political Brain doesn't follow up on the implications of this research. Rather, Westen, who describes himself as ardently "pro-Democratic," transposes his clinical findings into one-sided campaignspeak.
Use campaignspeak when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Campaignspeak means The jargon used by politicians, lobbyists, and commentators, especially during a political campaign..
Common synonyms include electionspeak.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"That's why I need you so badly, Zoë. You know how to translate the harsh realities of foreign policy into relatively intelligible campaignspeak." Zoë laughed. "Intelligible campaignspeak is an oxymoron."
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