slogan
Americannoun
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a distinctive cry, phrase, or motto of any party, group, manufacturer, or person; catchword or catch phrase.
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a war cry or gathering cry, as formerly used among the Scottish clans.
noun
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a distinctive or topical phrase used in politics, advertising, etc
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history a Highland battle cry
Etymology
Origin of slogan
1505–15; < Scots Gaelic sluagh-ghairm, equivalent to sluagh army, host ( slew 2 ) + gairm cry
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Magyar's slogan dates back to a revolutionary poet's 19th Century rallying cry to rise up for the homeland.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
Sen. Bernie Sanders told the Majority Report in December, “ ‘Affordability’ can’t be another poll-tested slogan that politicians throw around”—as he threw around the word “affordability.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
It was never their slogan to begin with.
From Slate • Mar. 14, 2026
State media soon afterwards showed a projectile said to be launched at Israel bearing the slogan, "At Your Command, Sayyid Mojtaba", using an Islamic honorific.
From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026
The Tribune’s editor, Horace Greeley, had been a household name for about a decade, and was associated with the slogan “Go West, young man.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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