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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He recalled an advertising campaign with the slogan: "The Independent. It is. Are you?"
From BBC
Across his life, Minelli campaigned passionately for the right to die, giving Dignitas the slogan "dignity in life, dignity in death".
From BBC
Georgia's 19 state universities will be required to concentrate on a single academic discipline under the slogan "one city, one faculty".
From BBC
Billboards showing Leo with the slogan "Blessed are the peacemakers" have sprouted across the country.
From Barron's
Protesters in Latakia shouted slogans including "The Syrian people are one" and "To the whole world, listen to us, the Alawites will not bend".
From Barron's
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