catchwordnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkætʃ.wɜːd/us/ˈkætʃ.wɝːd/a word or phrase that is often repeated by, or becomes connected with a particular organization, especially a political group
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Examples from literature
- A hundred catchwords, a thousand raised voices, and not one cool head to realize that war is not a game.
- A navy "for defence only" is a popular catchword.
- But even a bad book can be a measure of the time, showing the ideas current and the catchwords that were thought likely to attract the reading public.
- Home was the catchword of the times.
- Watchful waiting was the watchword—or the catchword.