rumour controlrumor controln.

Brit.

/ˈruːmə kənˌtrəʊl/, U.S.

/ˈrumər kənˌtroʊl/ (also, chiefly in sense 2)Brit.

/ˌruːmə kənˈtrəʊl/, U.S.

/ˌrumər kənˈtroʊl/

Forms: see rumour n. and control n. also with capital initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rumour n., control n.

Etymology: < rumour n. + control n.

Originally and chiefly U.S.

1. The action or practice of trying to limit the spread of rumours; spec. the official or organized provision of information to counter or correct rumours which might cause unrest or confusion; a service which provides such information.

ΚΠ

1943 Public Opinion Q. 7 608 One thing the war has shown is that rumor-control is impossible whenever a rumor deals with something important to the lives of people and whenever the facts are unknown to them.

1944 Public Opinion Q. 8 22 [He was] formerly in charge of rumor control for the Massachusetts Committee of Public Safety.

1969 Des Moines (Iowa) Reg. 11 Sept. 5/4 ‘Rumor Control’ has won a reputation in the Negro community as a source of solid information.

1983 S. W. Williams School Admin. viii. 205 The principal's strike plan should include a list of contact personnel..to act as rumor control during a strike.

2010 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 15 Feb. b3/2 The unusual statement by the F.D.I.C. was not only an effort at rumor control and a nod to the power of online media but also a defense of the agency.

2. humorous (originally Military). A notional (official) source of rumours; the rumour mill.

ΚΠ

1968 J. M. Hutchens Beyond Combat i. 11 Veterans of World War II and the Korean conflict had started early to pass out the ‘hot skinny’ from ‘Rumor Control’.

1974 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 6 Mar. 1/6 The message from rumor control said several students were planning a streak from the HCC Union building to The Arena.

1979 R. Prest F4 Phantom xviii. 206 I hear from rumour control that we are soon to lose this Houdini contraption.

2005 R. Horsfall Dancing on Thorns xlvi. 669 Christ, don't tell me there's actually something going on in this company that's escaped the notice of Rumour Control!

Compounds

attributive in sense 1, as rumour-control centre, etc.

ΚΠ

1947 G. W. Allport & L. Postman Psychol. of Rumor i. 24 Many who participated in rumor-control work..felt a satisfaction in their contribution to morale building.

1968 Los Angeles Times 8 Mar. i. 10/2 A ‘Rumor Control Center’ to check out citizen-reported rumors, establish the facts and dispel any false rumor.

1990 Sun (Brisbane) 5 Oct. 26/4 Rumor control hotlines were opened in several major cities [in the United States] in the 1960s to ease tension in the wake of race riots.

2006 L. Holbeche Understanding Change xiii. 321 Establish procedures for counterbalancing the damaging effects of rumours (for example, in a crisis, create a rumour control centre to provide accurate information).

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rumour control
释义	rumour controlrumor controln. Brit. /ˈruːmə kənˌtrəʊl/, U.S. /ˈrumər kənˌtroʊl/ (also, chiefly in sense 2)Brit. /ˌruːmə kənˈtrəʊl/, U.S. /ˌrumər kənˈtroʊl/ Forms: see rumour n. and control n. also with capital initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rumour n., control n. Etymology: < rumour n. + control n. Originally and chiefly U.S. 1. The action or practice of trying to limit the spread of rumours; spec. the official or organized provision of information to counter or correct rumours which might cause unrest or confusion; a service which provides such information. ΚΠ 1943 Public Opinion Q. 7 608 One thing the war has shown is that rumor-control is impossible whenever a rumor deals with something important to the lives of people and whenever the facts are unknown to them. 1944 Public Opinion Q. 8 22 [He was] formerly in charge of rumor control for the Massachusetts Committee of Public Safety. 1969 Des Moines (Iowa) Reg. 11 Sept. 5/4 ‘Rumor Control’ has won a reputation in the Negro community as a source of solid information. 1983 S. W. Williams School Admin. viii. 205 The principal's strike plan should include a list of contact personnel..to act as rumor control during a strike. 2010 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 15 Feb. b3/2 The unusual statement by the F.D.I.C. was not only an effort at rumor control and a nod to the power of online media but also a defense of the agency. 2. humorous (originally Military). A notional (official) source of rumours; the rumour mill. ΚΠ 1968 J. M. Hutchens Beyond Combat i. 11 Veterans of World War II and the Korean conflict had started early to pass out the ‘hot skinny’ from ‘Rumor Control’. 1974 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 6 Mar. 1/6 The message from rumor control said several students were planning a streak from the HCC Union building to The Arena. 1979 R. Prest F4 Phantom xviii. 206 I hear from rumour control that we are soon to lose this Houdini contraption. 2005 R. Horsfall Dancing on Thorns xlvi. 669 Christ, don't tell me there's actually something going on in this company that's escaped the notice of Rumour Control! Compounds attributive in sense 1, as rumour-control centre, etc. ΚΠ 1947 G. W. Allport & L. Postman Psychol. of Rumor i. 24 Many who participated in rumor-control work..felt a satisfaction in their contribution to morale building. 1968 Los Angeles Times 8 Mar. i. 10/2 A ‘Rumor Control Center’ to check out citizen-reported rumors, establish the facts and dispel any false rumor. 1990 Sun (Brisbane) 5 Oct. 26/4 Rumor control hotlines were opened in several major cities [in the United States] in the 1960s to ease tension in the wake of race riots. 2006 L. Holbeche Understanding Change xiii. 321 Establish procedures for counterbalancing the damaging effects of rumours (for example, in a crisis, create a rumour control centre to provide accurate information). This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1943
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