stall ball n.— «He also should tone down rhetoric on gambling, labor initiatives and social issues so as not to offend. With a big lead, it’s best to be somewhat bland, the experts said. In essence, he needs to concentrate on not making...
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therapism
n.— «Some are put off by the New Age rhetoric of crystals, spiritualism, and therapism.» —“In excess: radical extensions of neopragmatism” by Susan C. Jarratt May 18, 1995. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
jointery n.— «The Government, however, now has to turn the rhetoric of the SDR into reality—in particular, what Johns describes as the key theme of “jointery,” of tri -service commands—known as Purple commands in the UK...
heresthetic n.— «In this connection the distinction between rhetoric and heresthetic is that rhetoric involves converting others by persuasive argument, whereas heresthetic involves structuring the situation so that others accept it...