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Meaning of "greenspeak" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GREENSPEAK

greenspeak  [ˈɡriːnˌspiːk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GREENSPEAK

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adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Greenspeak is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GREENSPEAK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fedspeak

In monetary policy of the United States, the term Fedspeak is what Alan Blinder called "a turgid dialect of English" used by Federal Reserve Board chairmen in making intentionally wordy, vague, and ambiguous statements. The strategy, which was used most prominently by Alan Greenspan, was used to prevent financial markets from overreacting to the chairman's remarks. The coinage is an intentional parallel to Newspeak of Nineteen Eighty-Four, a novel by George Orwell. The deliberately confusing and carefully rehearsed cryptic language described as an "indecipherable, Delphic dialect" is meant to "give people a sense that there's no way they could understand economics and finance" and thus allow the Federal Reserve and government to manage the economy with less interference from the general public. Although Ben Bernanke has stated that Fedspeak now means clear and extensive communication of the fed's action, the original interpretation in which Fedspeak meant "explaining more, is understanding better" is still prominently used. It should also be noted that Bernanke's speech has also been described as fedspeak.

Definition of greenspeak in the English dictionary

The definition of greenspeak in the dictionary is the jargon used by green campaigners, being those who campaign for the conservation of the world's natural resources and the improvement of the environment.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GREENSPEAK


adspeak
ˈædspiːk
bespeak
bɪˈspiːk
diplospeak
ˈdɪpləʊˌspiːk
doublespeak
ˈdʌbəlˌspiːk
forespeak
fɔːˈspiːk
forspeak
fɔːˈspiːk
geekspeak
ˈɡiːkˌspiːk
leetspeak
ˈliːtˌspiːk
mellowspeak
ˈmeləʊˌspiːk
misspeak
ˌmɪsˈspiːk
netspeak
ˈnɛtˌspiːk
newspeak
ˈnjuːˌspiːk
outspeak
ˌaʊtˈspiːk
seaspeak
ˈsiːˌspiːk
speak
spiːk
spec.
spiːk
technospeak
ˈtɛknəʊˌspiːk
unbespeak
ˌʌnbɪˈspiːk
unspeak
ʌnˈspiːk
upspeak
ʌpˈspiːk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GREENSPEAK

greenockite
Greenough
Greenpeace
greenroom
greens
greensand
Greensboro
greenshank
greensick
greensickness
greenskeeper
greensome
greenstick fracture
greenstone
greenstuff
greensward
greenth
greenwash
greenway
greenweed

WORDS THAT END LIKE GREENSPEAK

afterpeak
apeak
break
forepeak
freak
jailbreak
leak
losing streak
nonpeak
off-peak
outbreak
peak
pyramidal peak
sneak
so to speak
steak
streak
teak
weak
widow´s peak

Synonyms and antonyms of greenspeak in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «greenspeak» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GREENSPEAK

Find out the translation of greenspeak to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of greenspeak from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «greenspeak» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

greenspeak
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

greenspeak
570 millions of speakers

English

greenspeak
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

greenspeak
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

greenspeak
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

greenspeak
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

greenspeak
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

greenspeak
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Vert-
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Greenspeak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

greenspeak
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

greenspeak
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

greenspeak
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Greenspeak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

greenspeak
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

greenspeak
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्रीनस्पॅक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

greenspeak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

greenspeak
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

greenspeak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

greenspeak
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

greenspeak
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

greenspeak
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

greenspeak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

greenspeak
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

greenspeak
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of greenspeak

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GREENSPEAK»

The term «greenspeak» is used very little and occupies the 179.128 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of greenspeak
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GREENSPEAK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «greenspeak» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «greenspeak» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about greenspeak

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREENSPEAK»

Discover the use of greenspeak in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to greenspeak and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Greenspeak: a study of environmental discourse
This volume is not advocacy on environmentalism, rather, it is an analysis of the means of persuasion and the techniques of advocacy used by both sides of the environmental debate between `conservationists' and `conservatives'.
Rom Harré, Jens Brockmeier, Peter Mühlhäuser, 1999
2
Greenspeak: Fifty Years of Environmental Muckraking and Advocacy
A stirring collection of speeches made by the great American environmental advocate reveals Frome's expansive knowledge of environmental issues, and his passionate involvement in them. Original. (Ecology & Environment)
Michael Frome, 2002
3
China's Embedded Activism: Opportunities and Constraints of ...
The emerging green sphere in China thus has the following basic elements: (1) an environmental discourse or greenspeak; (2) publics that produce or consume greenspeak; and (3) media used for producing and circulating greenspeak.
Peter Ho, Richard Edmonds, 2007
4
Nightwork: A History of Hacks and Pranks at MIT
grEEnsPEAk sPokEn HErE To MIT hackers, one of the Green Building's most inspiring characteristics is its fenestration, which they have turned, time after time, into an enormous message board. In the Institute vernacular, this genre of hacks  ...
Institute Historian T. F. Peterson, Eric Bender, 2011
5
Greenspeak: Your Pocket Translator to the Oracle from the Fed
A single word from chairman of the Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan can send international markets reeling and harried investors heading for the ledges.
John K. Waters, 1998
6
Modeling: Gateway to the Unknown : a Work
L SCIENCE IN GREENSPEAK I shall use excerpts from a number of documents to demonstrate the way in which the voice of science is employed as the voice of authority in Greenspeak, [to] show how the use of certain rhetorical ...
Rom Harré, Daniel Rothbart, 2004
7
The Future of Environmental Criticism: Environmental Crisis ...
Not all students of environmental rhetoric would agree with how these three co- authors frame greenspeak's essential purport. For them, the “loose collection of dialects” which constitute greenspeak (p. 177) boils down finally to a vision of deep ...
Lawrence Buell, 2009
8
Constant Interruptions: A Collection of Chaos
Interruption. 3: Greenspeak. I. stood staring, admiring the thorns and thistles outside of city hall. A hot tea in my hand helped to chase the chill from my fatigued form as the sun slowly set into a field of fiery orange, purple, and crimson .
M. Craig Williams, 2010
9
Encyclopedia of Tourism
greenspeak. Greenspeak is that register of the language of tourism promotion which targets the environmental tourist (see also promotion, place). Via the operator's name, logos, slogans, eco-explicit messages and the green themes of nature, ...
Jafar Jafari, 2003
10
International Encyclopedia of Environmental Politics
Greenwashing, greenscamming and greenspeak are all different terms for public relations efforts to portray an organization, activity or product as environmentally friendly. Greenwash derives from the term whitewash and indicates that ...
John Barry, E. Gene Frankland, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREENSPEAK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term greenspeak is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How green are straw-fired power stations?
Greenspeak: sacrificial lawn {sæk.rI'fIſ.el lc:n} noun. The Mormon Temple in West Los Angeles has elected not to water its magnificient lawn, ... «The Guardian, May 15»
2
Can sushi ever be sustainable?
Greenspeak. Heat stress {hī:t strais} noun Experienced by Australian workers and the economy as global temperatures climb. Downing tools ... «The Guardian, May 15»
3
When will plastic carrier bags be banned?
Greenspeak: Haulternative {ha:l'ternativ} noun. The ethical counter-movement that sees YouTube haulers - young fast-fashion consumers ... «The Guardian, May 15»
4
Should I buy an electric car?
Greenspeak: Speedo diplomacy {spi:dodīplomasi} noun. Well cool: Lewis Pugh in Antarctica. Facebook Twitter Pinterest. Well cool: Lewis Pugh ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
5
How can I offset my flight emissions?
Greenspeak: Megadroughts {'megadraut} noun. A knock-on effect of climate change, megadroughts threaten to last for decades and trigger ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
6
What clothes can I wear to help save the planet?
Greenspeak: Swimbyism {swīm-bi: izem} noun. Coined by residents of Totnes, a Transition town. Stands for 'something wonderful in my ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
7
Is being vegan the most ethical way to live?
Greenspeak: clean cloud {klī:n klaud} noun. At last the giants of Silicon Valley are turning away from coal-powered data centres and going ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
8
The New Greenspeak
Picture a post-industrial landscape transformed: wildflowers, birds, and butterflies returned to the site of some former quarry, parking lot, or landfill. Now imagine ... «Earth Island Journal, Mar 15»
9
How can I ensure my IT equipment is ethical?
Greenspeak: slow cargo {slohe ka:rgoe} noun. Imagine a world where consumables are shipped by ketch (double-masted sailboat), rather than ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
10
It'll take more than a little Windex to cure this Greek tragedy
Alan "The Maestro" Greenspan, who as a Federal Reserve Chairman was the reason for coining the term Greenspeak, is amazingly eloquent ... «MarketWatch, Feb 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Greenspeak [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/greenspeak>. Apr 2024 ».
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