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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His phrase, “to get rich is glorious,” was the slogan of the day.
The crowd repeatedly shouted chants of "long live the shah", a slogan used in recent weeks by protesters inside and outside Iran.
From Barron's
"We're not used to it -- it was like a bestseller, like something out of a movie," said Suarez, in black sunglasses and a cap bearing the slogan: "Doubt is treason."
From Barron's
In less than two weeks, protests that had choked the streets were reduced to small groups of students chanting slogans and setting fire to rubbish skips.
From BBC
The phrase "we belong together" feels very in character for Styles - who launched his last album with the slogan "treat people with kindness".
From BBC
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