pamphlet

American  

[pam-flit] / ˈpæm flɪt /

noun

1. a complete publication of generally less than 80 pages stitched or stapled together and usually having a paper cover.

2. a short treatise or essay, generally a controversial tract, on some subject of contemporary interest.

   a political pamphlet.

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pamphlet British  

/ ˈpæmflɪt /

noun

1. a brief publication generally having a paper cover; booklet

2. a brief treatise, often on a subject of current interest, published in pamphlet form

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Other Word Forms

• pamphletary adjective

Etymology

Origin of pamphlet

1375–1425; late Middle English pamflet < Anglo-Latin panfletus, pamfletus, syncopated variant of Pamphiletus, diminutive of Medieval Latin Pamphilus, title of a 12th-century Latin comedy. See -et

Example Sentences

And if you look at what was actually presented to the voters in the ballot pamphlet, there was virtually nothing about race there.”

From Los Angeles Times

“He would get political pamphlets for us to read and say, ‘Think for yourself.

From Los Angeles Times

Another virtue of this plan is its length—think pamphlet instead of book.

From The Wall Street Journal

His meticulous survey takes in dozens of sources, from the obscure to the well-known: pamphlets to legal codes, sermons to atlases, maps, travel narratives, even journals kept by ships’ captains.

From The Wall Street Journal

In late September 2008, as the world and Britain especially was convulsed by its biggest ever financial crisis, the Conservative Party published an obscure pamphlet titled "Reconstruction".

From BBC

Related Words

• brochure
• bulletin
• flyer
• folder
• handout
• leaflet
• tract