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Folks have been very curious about the exact definition of “justice” over the course of 2018, dictionary publisherMerriam-Webster said in a press releaseon Monday.
A 74 percent increase in searches over the previous year made it Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year for 2018. The dictionary publisher explained that topics related to President Donald Trump are largely responsible for “justice” skyrocketing to the top.
“The concept of justice was at the center of many of our national debates in the past year: racial justice, social justice, criminal justice, economic justice. In any conversation about these topics, the question of just what exactly we mean when we use the termjusticeis relevant, and part of the discussion,” said Merriam-Webster.
“This year’s news had many stories involving the division within the executive branch of government responsible for the enforcement of laws,” the publisher continued.
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Merriam-Webster highlighted howspecial counsel Robert Mueller’s investigationinto the Trump campaign’s possible ties to Russia — which the president often refers to as a“witch hunt”— is run through the Justice Department. Plus, President Trump’scontroversial nomination of Brett Kavanaughto the Supreme Court ended with Kavanaugh becoming a justice,despite multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, all of which Kavanaugh has denied.
“Justicehas varied meanings that do a lot of work in the language — meanings that range from the technical and legal to the lofty and philosophical,” said Merriam-Webster. “For many reasons and for many meanings, one thing’s for sure:justicehas been on the minds of many people in 2018.”
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“I’m a nationalist, okay? I’m a nationalist. Nationalist. Nothing wrong. Use that word. Use that word,”Trump said.
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And who could forget whenSamantha Beecalled first daughterIvanka Trump, an advisor to the president,a “feckless c—“in May? TheFull Frontal with Samantha Beesegment came amid outrage overmigrant children being separated from their parentsat the U.S.-Mexico border. With Scottish roots, “feckless”means “ineffective” or “useless,” according to the dictionary maker. Beelater apologized for the comment, but the word still landed at No. 5 on the list.
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source: people.com
