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Passive voice

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Noun
  1. 1
    The form of a transitive verb in which its subject receives the action. uncountable, usually

    "The passive voice is sometimes criticized for de-emphasizing the actor."

  2. 2
    the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb wordnet
  3. 3
    Any writing which obscures the identity of the perpetrator of an action, regardless of whether the sentence uses the passive form of a verb. proscribed, uncountable, usually

    "Phrases such as officer-involved shooting are often criticized as examples of passive voice."

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