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Slogan vs Placard - What's the difference?

slogan | placard |

In obsolete terms the difference between slogan and placard

is that slogan is a battle cry (original meaning) while placard is permission given by authority; a license.

As a verb placard is

to affix a placard to.

slogan

English

(wikipedia slogan)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A battle cry (original meaning).
  • A distinctive phrase of a person or group of people.
  • *
  • (advertising) A phrase associated with a product, used in advertising.
  • Synonyms

    * advertising slogan * (British) strapline * tagline

    Descendants

    * Czech: (l) * French: * Italian: * Portuguese: * Russian: * Serbo-Croatian:

    Anagrams

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    placard

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sheet of paper or cardboard with a written or printed announcement on one side for display in a public place.
  • (obsolete) A public proclamation; a manifesto or edict issued by authority.
  • * Howell
  • All placards or edicts are published in his name.
  • (obsolete) Permission given by authority; a license.
  • to give a placard to do something
  • (historical) An extra plate on the lower part of the breastplate or backplate of armour.
  • (historical) A kind of stomacher, often adorned with jewels, worn in the fifteenth century and later.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To affix a placard to.
  • To announce with placards.
  • to placard a sale