Campaignspeak
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Campaignspeak is a noun meaning The jargon used by politicians, lobbyists, and commentators, especially during a political campaign.
Meaning
The jargon used by politicians, lobbyists, and commentators, especially during a political campaign.
Example Sentences
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.
"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."
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.
Synonyms for campaignspeak
Depending on context, synonyms include electionspeak.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include electionspeak, advertisingese, warspeak, speak, corporatespeak, camouflanguage.
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