mot d'ordre
English
Etymology
From French mot d’ordre.
Pronunciation
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Noun
mot d'ordre (plural mots d'ordre)
- A watchword or slogan; a statement of policy, a plan. [from 19th c.]
- 2016, Christopher Goscha, The Penguin History of Modern Vietnam, Penguin 2017, p. 238:
- With the outbreak of full-scale war, the army received strict instructions to avoid set-piece battles with the French […]. Guerrilla warfare was the mot d'ordre.
- 2016, Christopher Goscha, The Penguin History of Modern Vietnam, Penguin 2017, p. 238:
French
Pronunciation
Noun
mot d’ordre m (plural mots d’ordre)