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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But for now, No Kings is more a powerful slogan than a coherent strategy.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
You don’t have to agree with every sign or slogan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
To quote an old UFW slogan that Chavez transformed into a mantra, la lucha sigue — the fight continues.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 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
Their new slogan was summed up in General Kuribayashi’s “Courageous Battle Vow” that was pasted on the walls of every pillbox.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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