In the United States, "right to work" is doublespeak for union-busting measures.
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Doublespeak
//ˈdəbəlˌspiːk//
Synonyms for "doublespeak" (46 found)
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Closest matches (10)
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Related words (23)
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8 entriesTranslations
10 translations across 8 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 雙言巧語 /双言巧语 noun (language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning)
Finnish
1 entries- kaksoispuhe noun (language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning)
French
2 entries- double discours noun (language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning)
- double langage noun (language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning)
Greek
1 entries- διγλωσσία noun (language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning)
Hungarian
2 entries- kettős beszéd noun (language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning)
- mellébeszélés noun (language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning)
Polish
1 entries- gra półsłówek noun (language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning)
Spanish
1 entries- doble lenguaje noun (language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning)
Swedish
1 entries- skenspråk noun (language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
The party's platform is full of doublespeak aimed at dressing its misanthropic policies up in the language of liberty and justice.
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In 2017, Kellyanne Conway coined the doublespeak term "alternative facts" to describe the false version of reality constructed by Donald Trump's perpetually dishonest and self-serving statements.
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During the Gulf War, the U.S. Department of Defense coined the doublespeak term "visiting a site" to refer to bombing missions.
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