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slogan
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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.

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

slogan
Noun
a catchword or phrase used in politics or advertising [Gaelic sluagh-ghairm war cry]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sloganslogan - a favorite saying of a sect or political group
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'"

slogan
noun catch phrase, motto, jingle, rallying cry, tag-line, catchword, catchcry Austral.
Translations
slogan [ˈsləugən] neslogan m; lema m

slogan [ˈsləugən] nslogan m

slogan [ˈsləugən] nSlogan m

slogan [ˈsləugən] nmotto, slogan m inv

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, 표어 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


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