Machtwort
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaxtˌvɔʁt/
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Machtwort n (strong, genitive Machtwortes or Machtworts, plural Machtworte or Machtwörter)
- a "word of power" (word that condenses in itself many concepts)
- (figuratively) authority, power; last word
- ein Machtwort sprechen ― to exercise one's authority
- 2022 October 19, Stefan Reinecke, “Kein Machtwort, sondern ein Griff zur Notbremse”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN, page 1:
- Der Kanzler hat ein Machtwort gesprochen. Endlich greift Scholz durch. Warum denn nicht früher? So sehen es manche.
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Usage notes
On the plural, see the notes at Wort.
Further reading
- “Machtwort” in Duden online
- “Machtwort” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Machtwort” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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