Meanings
nouncivilogue (plural civilogues)
plural civilogues
- A civil discussion, especially one in which participants avoid insults, hostility, and negative characterizations of those with whom they disagree.
President Obama is to be commended for insisting on greater “civilogue” in this country in his State of the Union address.
2011 January 27, Erica Brown, “Calculations of the Spirit”, in Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
Origin
Blend of civil + dialogue. By surface analysis, civil + -logue. Coined by Jeffrey Weiss of the American political news website Politics Daily.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “civilogue,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/civilogue.
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