loaded term

collocation in English

meaningsofloadedandterm

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loaded
adjective
uk
/ˈləʊ.dɪd/us
/ˈloʊ.dɪd/
A loaded gun has bullets ...
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term
noun
uk
/tɜːm/us
/tɝːm/
the fixed period of time that something ...
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(Definition ofloadedandtermfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofloaded term

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Colonialism is aloadedtermbecause of the powerful associations that accompany it-especially among the formerly colonized.
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Indeed, it may be preferable to avoid the somewhatloadedtermof pastoralism altogether and speak in the more neutral term of herding.
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This is an ideologicallyloadedterm, and one that is much used in the discussion of naturalism.
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When analysing the work load of different stations, the document used theloadedterm"false alarms".
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We only get cursory accounts of the conflicts over the future of these technologies that have unleashed (to choose aloadedterm) so much creativity.
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The word natural can also be aloadedtermmuch like the word normal, in some contexts, it can carry an implicit value judgement.
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We should not let consciousness slip in through the back door by using loaded terms without very clear definitions.
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The word "survivor" is aloadedterm.
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The word "flamingant" remains aloadedterm.
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Previous commentators have referred to such cases by more loaded terms, such as 'subjective', 'modal', 'expressive', 'attitudinal', and 'experiential'.
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They are semantically loaded terms.
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