slogan (redirected from Political slogan)

slo·gan  (slgn)

n.

1. A phrase expressing the aims or nature of an enterprise, organization, or candidate; a motto.

2. A phrase used repeatedly, as in advertising or promotion: "all the slogans and shibboleths coined out of the ideals of the peoples for the uses of imperialism" (Margaret Sanger).

3. A battle cry of a Scottish clan.

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[Alteration of Scots slogorne, battle cry, from Gaelic sluagh-ghairm : sluagh, host; see slew¹ + gairm, shout.]

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slogan [ˈsləʊgən]

n

1. (Business / Marketing) a distinctive or topical phrase used in politics, advertising, etc.

2. (Historical Terms) Scot history a Highland battle cry

[from Gaelic sluagh-ghairm war cry, from sluagh army + gairm cry]

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slogan - From Scottish-Gaelic slaugh, "army," and gairm, "shout"—since the first slogans were actually battle cries.

See also related terms for shout.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

slogan - a favorite saying of a sect or political group catchword, motto, shibboleth locution, saying, expression - a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression" catch phrase, catchphrase - a phrase that has become a catchword mantra - a commonly repeated word or phrase; "she repeated `So pleased with how its going' at intervals like a mantra" rallying cry, war cry, watchword, battle cry, cry - a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'"

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slogan

noun catch phrase, motto, jingle, mantra, rallying cry, watchword, tag-line, catchword a group of angry demonstrators shouting slogans

Translations

slogan [ˈsləʊgən] N → slogan m, lema m

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slogan [ˈsləʊgən] n → slogan m

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slogan

n → Slogan m; (= motto) → Motto nt, → Wahlspruch m; (political) → Parole f, → Slogan m; advertising slogan → Werbeslogan m, → Werbespruch m

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slogan [ˈsləʊgən] n → slogan m inv

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slogan

n slogan [ˈsləugən]

an easily-remembered and frequently repeated phrase which is used in advertising etc. slagspreuk شِعار лозунг reklamní heslo slogan der Slogan σύνθημα, διαφημιστικό μήνυμα, σλόγκαν eslogan, lema lööklause, loosung شعار iskulause slogan סִיסמָה नारा reklamni slogan, krilatica jelszó semboyan slagorð slogan スローガン 슬로건, 선전 문구 šūkis sauklis slogan slagzin slagord, motto slogan slogan slogan лозунг, слоган reklamné heslo parola slogan slogan, slagord คำขวัญ slogan 口號，標語 лозунг, гасло نعرہ، اشتہاری فقرہ khẩu hiệu 口号，标语