off-message
[awf-mes-ij, of‐]
- straying from or contradicting the central theme or official message of a political, business, or other organization: The last speaker was way off-message with his bad jokes and irrelevant anecdotes.
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off message
- (off-message when prenominal) not adhering to or reflecting the official line of a political party, government, or other organization
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