rhetoric
[noun]
Synonyms:
- oratory, eloquence
- hyperbole, bombast, grandiloquence, magniloquence, verbosity, wordiness

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rhet‧o‧ric /ˈretərɪk/ noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: rethorique, from Latin, from Greek rhetorike, from rhetor 'public speaker', from eirein 'to say, speak']

1. language that is used to persuade or influence people, especially language that sounds impressive but is not actually sincere or useful:
The speech was dismissed by some people as merely political rhetoric.
rhetoric of
the rhetoric of socialism

2. the art of speaking or writing to persuade or influence people

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rhetoric
noun
ADJ. empty, mere Her speech was just empty rhetoric.
militant, powerful, radical | government, official | nationalist, patriotic, political, revolutionary, sectarian
VERB + RHETORIC adopt, engage in, resort to, use He was quite prepared to use militant rhetoric in attacking his opponents.
PREP. behind/beneath the ~ Behind all the rhetoric, his relations with the army are dangerously poised.
despite the ~ Little has changed, despite the rhetoric about reform.
~ about/concerning/on official rhetoric on the virtues of large families

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