Meanings
- uncountableThe jargon used by politicians, lobbyists, and commentators, especially during a political campaign.
The media and the public do in fact relish catching politicians' lies, but these are the small lies — lies about money, sex, drug use and other peccadillos, and the ritual doubletalk of campaignspeak.
2000, William Blum, Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower, Common Courage Press, →ISBN, page 112 more examples
"That's why I need you so badly, Zoë. You know how to translate the harsh realities of foreign policy into relatively intelligible campaignspeak." Zoë laughed. "Intelligible campaignspeak is an oxymoron."
1998, Doris Mortman, The Lucky Ones, Zebra Books, →ISBN, page 50Unfortunately, The Political Brain doesn't follow up on the implications of this research. Rather, Westen, who describes himself as ardently "pro-Democratic," transposes his clinical findings into one-sided campaignspeak.
2007 July 15, Chris Lehmann, “Psyched”, in The Washington PostSynonyms: electionspeak
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe jargon used by politicians, lobbyists, and commentators, especially during a political campaign.
Origin
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campaignspeak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/campaignspeak
“campaignspeak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/campaignspeak. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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