slogan

noun

slo·gan | \ ˈslō-gən

Definition of slogan

1a : a war cry especially of a Scottish clan

b : a word or phrase used to express a characteristic position or stand or a goal to be achieved

2 : a brief attention-getting phrase used in advertising or promotion

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Examples of slogan in a Sentence

within days, virtually everyone was familiar with the newest advertising slogan for that brand of soda

Recent Examples on the Web

Expect a reelection campaign that will largely reprise the slogans of 2016. — David Lauter, latimes.com, "As Trump retreats on census, outlines of next battle come into focus," 12 July 2019 In an effort to cut down on plastic, a market in Vancouver, B.C., had a plan to get customers to bring their own bags -- print embarrassing slogans on the plastic grocery bags. — oregonlive.com, "A plastic bag shaming plan goes hilariously wrong -- but could it actually be unintentionally genius?," 9 July 2019 For a quick and dirty summary of how TV has changed over the last couple of decades, just take a look at the slogans for HBO. — Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, "A TV Critic Who Has Seen the Small Screen Become Huge," 3 July 2019 One item is a nine-foot-tall Statue of Liberty emblazoned with the Cincinnati Reds baseball logos, slogans and Mr. Redlegs mascot. — Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com, "Want to snag rare Cincinnati Reds memorabilia? You only have 2 days left," 27 June 2019 Grinning into the camera, Imamoglu’s fans quoted the slogan plastered across his campaign posters. — Time, "'People Could Feel That I Was Sincere.' How Istanbul's Elections Turned Into a Heavy Defeat for President Erdogan," 24 June 2019 That afternoon a bunch of workers had climbed up on the chimney and hung a banner and shouted slogans. — Francine Prose, Harper's magazine, "Down and Out in the Peloponnesus," 10 Apr. 2019 Dozens of protesters had charged and occupied Hong Kong’s legislative office building, breaking glass walls and spray-painting surfaces with slogans on the politically significant anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China from Britain. — Javier C. Hernández, BostonGlobe.com, "China calls Hong Kong protesters who stormed legislature ‘extreme radicals’," 2 July 2019 The end of the video is full of flashing slogans and logos that fans could spend all day reading into. — Jordyn Noennig, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Bon Iver released a cryptic video days after their Summerfest show. Fans are excited but also confused," 2 July 2019

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