Both Uses
euphemism
in
Politics and the English Language
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- Thus political language has to consist largely of euphemism, question-begging and sheer cloudy vagueness.†
*euphemism = a word or phrase that serves as a less harsh or less offensive way of saying something unpleasant
- The inflated style is itself a kind of euphemism.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(euphemism) a word or phrase that serves as a less harsh or less offensive way of saying something unpleasant -- such as "passed away" rather than "died"
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)