Doublespeak Examples

imprisonment without charge or a trial

cuts in government spending on public programs and services

a secret government or military operation

deaths and injuries of innocent people in military operations

women and girls forced into sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army before and during World War Two

a political donation or "bribe"

a prison or jail

accounting methods used by unethical companies to cheat the tax department, shareholders, employees, etc.

a person imprisoned without charge or a trial

any place in which people are imprisoned without charge or a trial

to murder a political or human rights activist

deceptive language, or words and phrases that hide the truth

to reduce staff numbers by firing people

to be telling a lie

to attack or fight enemy forces

torture

genocide

illegal abduction, transport, imprisonment and torture of suspects in secret locations

religious beliefs that cause prejudice against gay people, single mothers, unmarried couples, divorced people, etc.

modern-day slavery

bullets or bombs from one's own side that kill or injure one's own people

the murder of one family member by another after a social taboo has been broken

the slave trade

imprisoned

terrorist attack, bombing, mass murder, suicide, etc.

a person who can't find work

killed while fighting in a war

to be fired from your job

a euphemism for crimes committed by professionals, business people, corrupt officials, the police and the military

to kill a person

invaded and controlled by enemy forces

to violently suppress protesters or rioters

a surprise attack before declaring war or invading a country

to force someone to change their beliefs or political views

job losses

forced change of government after a foreign military invasion

liquid waste from a factory, mine, farm, etc.

a town built on land taken by force or occupied by invaders

people who build homes and towns on other people's land

a bomb or missile attack that's supposed to accurately strike its target

to fire somebody from their job

to murder, assassinate or execute a person on the orders of a government official

a foreigner without a visa or work permit

a lie

money from corruption

murders ordered by a government agency