RT

¹

Or rt

[ahr-tee]

noun

plural

RTs, RT's 

1. retweet.

   Thanks for all of the likes and RTs.

verb (used with or without object)

RTd, RT'd, RTed, RTing, RT'ing. 

1. retweet: I don’t like to RT blindly.

   Please RT this important petition.

   I don’t like to RT blindly.

RT

²

abbreviation

1. radiotelegraphy.

2. radiotelephone.

3. radiotelephony.

4. respiratory therapist.

5. respiratory therapy.

6. retweet.

rt.

³

abbreviation

1. right.

r.t.

⁴

abbreviation

Football.

1. right tackle.

RT

¹

abbreviation

1. radio telegraphy

2. radio telephony

rt

²

abbreviation

1. right

Word History and Origins

Origin of RT¹

First recorded in 2008

Example Sentences

Following a self-referral by The Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on 3 September 2025, I have undertaken an examination of the circumstances and facts connected to recent allegations about Ms Rayner's property ownership and tax affairs.

From BBC

A green logo at the bottom corner of the screen showed the letters: "RT".

From BBC

It is alleged that Telecanal, a privately-owned TV channel in the country, has handed over its signal to Russian state-backed news broadcaster RT, formerly Russia Today.

From BBC

Over the last three years, the Russian state-backed news channel RT and news agency and radio Sputnik, have expanded their international presence; between them, they now broadcast across Africa, the Balkans, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Latin America.

From BBC

Following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, sweeping restrictions were imposed to RT's broadcasting in the US, UK, Canada and across the European Union – as well as by major tech companies – for spreading disinformation about the war.

From BBC

When To Use

What else does RT mean?

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