slogan

«slogan» in Mova's school dictionary: A short, catchy phrase used in advertising or by a group… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (slogan, slogans)

meaning for a pupil

1) A short, catchy phrase used in advertising or by a group to make people remember a product or an idea: «Every little helps». tree →

2) A short phrase that expresses the aims of a campaign or protest. tree →

sense in the lessons

In media lessons: slogans in adverts try to persuade us. In citizenship: protest slogans on signs. In school: making a slogan for a recycling campaign or a sports team. Phrases: «a catchy slogan», «advertising slogan», «chant slogans», «come up with a slogan».

examples

• Our class made a slogan for saving water: «Every drop counts!» tree →
• The cereal box had a catchy slogan. tree →
• The protesters chanted slogans outside the town hall. tree →
• A good slogan is short and easy to remember. tree →
• The team's slogan is «Never give up». tree →
• Adverts use slogans to make you want things. tree →

note

Countable: a slogan, slogans. Similar: «motto» (a rule to live by, often for a school or family), «catchphrase». Slogans can be persuasive but not always true – think before you believe them.

In the corpora

• A slogan is a short catchy phrase; "the best pizza in town" is an opinion, not a checked fact.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «slogan» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.