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civilogue

English

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Etymology

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Blend of civil +‎ dialogue. By surface analysis, civil +‎ -logue. Coined by Jeffrey Weiss of the American political news website Politics Daily.[1]

Noun

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civilogue (plural civilogues)

  1. A civil discussion, especially one in which participants avoid insults, hostility, and negative characterizations of those with whom they disagree.
    • 2011 January 27, Erica Brown, “Calculations of the Spirit”, in Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly:
      President Obama is to be commended for insisting on greater “civilogue” in this country in his State of the Union address.

References

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  1. ^ Ben Schott, "Civilogue", Schott's Vocab (New York Times blog), 28 May 2010
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