Machtwort

German

Etymology

Macht (“power”) +‎ Wort (“word”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaxtˌvɔʁt/
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Noun

Examples

Machtwort n (strong, genitive Machtwortes or Machtworts, plural Machtworte or Machtwörter)

  1. a "word of power" (word that condenses in itself many concepts)
  2. (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[1], →ISSN, page 1:
      Der Kanzler hat ein Machtwort gesprochen. Endlich greift Scholz durch. Warum denn nicht früher? So sehen es manche.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

On the plural, see the notes at Wort.

Further reading

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