Discourse
noun
Talking about something for a long time.
He delivered a discourse on the importance of moral values in life.
Often appears as...
- political discourse
- social discourse
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Formal
Academic
noun
Conversation or discussion between two or more people.
They engaged in a fruitful discourse.
Often appears as...
- public discourse
- civil discourse
noun
A specific set of ideas or beliefs shared by a group or community.
Feminist discourse demands equality for all genders.
Often appears as...
- political discourse
- academic discourse
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Formal
Academic
verb
Talk or write about a topic in detail and for a long time.
She discoursed on the project's challenges.
Often appears as...
- discourse expansively
- discourse extensively
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
Talking about something for a long time.
He delivered a discourse on the importance of moral values in life.
Often appears as...
- political discourse
- social discourse
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
Conversation or discussion between two or more people.
They engaged in a fruitful discourse.
Often appears as...
- public discourse
- civil discourse
noun
A specific set of ideas or beliefs shared by a group or community.
Feminist discourse demands equality for all genders.
Often appears as...
- political discourse
- academic discourse
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
verb
Talk or write about a topic in detail and for a long time.
She discoursed on the project's challenges.
Often appears as...
- discourse expansively
- discourse extensively
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Lengthy Monologue
Use 'discourse' when referring to an extended speech which one person dominates.
The professor's discourse seemed unending.
Pro Tip 2/2Subject Depth
'Discourse' implies a deep exploration of a subject, not just a casual chat.
His discourse covered the history of the Roman Empire.
Pro Tip 1/2Lengthy Monologue
Use 'discourse' when referring to an extended speech which one person dominates.
The professor's discourse seemed unending.
Pro Tip 2/2Subject Depth
'Discourse' implies a deep exploration of a subject, not just a casual chat.
His discourse covered the history of the Roman Empire.
Pro Tip 1/2Lengthy Monologue
Use 'discourse' when referring to an extended speech which one person dominates.
The professor's discourse seemed unending.
Pro Tip 2/2Subject Depth
'Discourse' implies a deep exploration of a subject, not just a casual chat.
His discourse covered the history of the Roman Empire.
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Jackson Katz: Violence...
because that's one of the key characteristics of power and privilege, the ability to go unexamined, lacking introspection, in fact being rendered invisible, in large measure, in the discourse about issues that are primarily about us. And this is amazing how this works in domestic and sexual violence, how men have been largely erased from so much of the conversation
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Science can answer moral...
to say it's possible for them to have beliefs and desires that reliably lead to needless human suffering just admitting this will transform our discourse about morality okay we live in it in a in a world in which the boundaries between nations mean less and less and they will one day mean nothing
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Mariana Mazzucato:...
But what really interests me, especially nowadays and because of what's happening politically around the world, is the language that's used, the narrative, the discourse, the images, the actual words. So we often are presented with the kind of words like that the private sector
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Science can answer moral...
to have beliefs and desires that reliably lead to needless human suffering. Just admitting this will transform our discourse about morality. We live in a world in which the boundaries between nations mean less and less, and they will one day mean nothing.
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Dear Facebook, this is...
so I am continuing to raise this alarm, because even if one day we do have strong rules in place, it will take all of us to fix this. When I started shifting my focus from threats abroad to the breakdown in civil discourse at home,
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I grew up in the...
I realized that now I needed to learn. I needed to listen. This has been at the front of my mind lately, because I can't help but see in our public discourse so many of the same destructive impulses that ruled my former church.
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An inside look at...
they are an extremist and when they act on that there are a violent extremists so first and foremost basic psychological discourse on nature versus nurture and this is how we grow up observing and absorbing from our parents
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The power of vulnerabilit...
That's it. Just certain. The more afraid we are, the more vulnerable we are, the more afraid we are. This is what politics looks like today. There's no discourse anymore. There's no conversation. There's just blame.
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Michael Sandel: Why we...
our public discourse during this time has become hollowed out, empty of larger moral meaning. For fear of disagreement, we shrink from these questions. But once we see that markets change the character of goods,
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First Native Congresswoma...
see how important it is to have full representation to show that Americans need to include first Americans as part of the national discourse I think it would mean that we're taking another
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Jackson Katz: Violence...
because that's one of the key characteristics of power and privilege, the ability to go unexamined, lacking introspection, in fact being rendered invisible, in large measure, in the discourse about issues that are primarily about us. And this is amazing how this works in domestic and sexual violence, how men have been largely erased from so much of the conversation
Video examples
Science can answer moral...
to say it's possible for them to have beliefs and desires that reliably lead to needless human suffering just admitting this will transform our discourse about morality okay we live in it in a in a world in which the boundaries between nations mean less and less and they will one day mean nothing
Video examples
Mariana Mazzucato:...
But what really interests me, especially nowadays and because of what's happening politically around the world, is the language that's used, the narrative, the discourse, the images, the actual words. So we often are presented with the kind of words like that the private sector
Video examples
Science can answer moral...
to have beliefs and desires that reliably lead to needless human suffering. Just admitting this will transform our discourse about morality. We live in a world in which the boundaries between nations mean less and less, and they will one day mean nothing.
Video examples
Dear Facebook, this is...
so I am continuing to raise this alarm, because even if one day we do have strong rules in place, it will take all of us to fix this. When I started shifting my focus from threats abroad to the breakdown in civil discourse at home,
Video examples
I grew up in the...
I realized that now I needed to learn. I needed to listen. This has been at the front of my mind lately, because I can't help but see in our public discourse so many of the same destructive impulses that ruled my former church.
Video examples
An inside look at...
they are an extremist and when they act on that there are a violent extremists so first and foremost basic psychological discourse on nature versus nurture and this is how we grow up observing and absorbing from our parents
Video examples
The power of vulnerabilit...
That's it. Just certain. The more afraid we are, the more vulnerable we are, the more afraid we are. This is what politics looks like today. There's no discourse anymore. There's no conversation. There's just blame.
Video examples
Michael Sandel: Why we...
our public discourse during this time has become hollowed out, empty of larger moral meaning. For fear of disagreement, we shrink from these questions. But once we see that markets change the character of goods,
Video examples
First Native Congresswoma...
see how important it is to have full representation to show that Americans need to include first Americans as part of the national discourse I think it would mean that we're taking another
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Terry Richardson
American Photographer
Over the course of my career, I have come to accept that some of my more provocative work courts controversy, and as an artist, I value the discourse that arises from this. I can only hope for this discourse to be informed by fact, so that whether you love my work or hate it, you give it, and me, the benefit of the truth.
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Gina Miller
Guyanese Activist
What has struck me about the political world, as opposed to the business world, is that rational discourse has become all but impossible. All too often, arguments are conducted not on the basis of facts but on the basis of emotion - and, honestly, it is no fun being abused in the pages of tabloid newspapers or online.
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Fred Tomaselli
American Artist
The small amount of people that control the discourse around painting - I thought that the whole museum world was just a bunch of phonies, and I didn't really want to have anything to do with it. I guess I did installations, in a funny way, because they couldn't be commodified.
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Jackie Speier
American Politician
It is important for us to be able to meet and greet the people that we serve. And if we start having police presence everywhere we go, it's going to create a chilling effect on discourse, and it creates an incredible assault on the democratic process.
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Sushma Swaraj
Indian Politician
India believes that the world is a family, and the best means of resolution is shared discourse. A family is shaped by love and is not transactional; a family is nurtured by consideration, not greed; a family believes in harmony not jealousy.
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Kapil Sibal
Indian Politician
Universities are not places where police can come and arrest people. Let the children have a discourse as they want to. They will learn as they move on in life. But to target individuals and institutions is dangerous.
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Nina Tassler
American Businesswoman
I feel it's our responsibility to keep our ear tuned to public discourse. There's a lot of noise out there, and our responsibility is to pick up on the themes and issues that work their way through all of society.
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Jimmy Wales
American Businessman
Almost anything is better than three network TV outlets completely controlling the national discourse with their nightly broadcasts. We've moved a long way from that, and that's important.
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Jim Lehrer
American Journalist
As I say, I'm a discourse advocate. What form it comes is less important to me than the fact that there is discourse.
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Joe Bob Briggs
American Critic
Discourse is fleeting, but junk mail is forever.
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Terry Richardson
American Photographer
Over the course of my career, I have come to accept that some of my more provocative work courts controversy, and as an artist, I value the discourse that arises from this. I can only hope for this discourse to be informed by fact, so that whether you love my work or hate it, you give it, and me, the benefit of the truth.
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Gina Miller
Guyanese Activist
What has struck me about the political world, as opposed to the business world, is that rational discourse has become all but impossible. All too often, arguments are conducted not on the basis of facts but on the basis of emotion - and, honestly, it is no fun being abused in the pages of tabloid newspapers or online.
Quote examples
Fred Tomaselli
American Artist
The small amount of people that control the discourse around painting - I thought that the whole museum world was just a bunch of phonies, and I didn't really want to have anything to do with it. I guess I did installations, in a funny way, because they couldn't be commodified.
Quote examples
Jackie Speier
American Politician
It is important for us to be able to meet and greet the people that we serve. And if we start having police presence everywhere we go, it's going to create a chilling effect on discourse, and it creates an incredible assault on the democratic process.
Quote examples
Sushma Swaraj
Indian Politician
India believes that the world is a family, and the best means of resolution is shared discourse. A family is shaped by love and is not transactional; a family is nurtured by consideration, not greed; a family believes in harmony not jealousy.
Quote examples
Kapil Sibal
Indian Politician
Universities are not places where police can come and arrest people. Let the children have a discourse as they want to. They will learn as they move on in life. But to target individuals and institutions is dangerous.
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Nina Tassler
American Businesswoman
I feel it's our responsibility to keep our ear tuned to public discourse. There's a lot of noise out there, and our responsibility is to pick up on the themes and issues that work their way through all of society.
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Jimmy Wales
American Businessman
Almost anything is better than three network TV outlets completely controlling the national discourse with their nightly broadcasts. We've moved a long way from that, and that's important.
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Jim Lehrer
American Journalist
As I say, I'm a discourse advocate. What form it comes is less important to me than the fact that there is discourse.
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Joe Bob Briggs
American Critic
Discourse is fleeting, but junk mail is forever.
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