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motherhood statement

Syllables: mo·ther·hood state·mentUK/ˈmʌðəhʊd ˈsteɪtm(ə)nt/US/ˈmʌðɚˌhʊd ˈsteɪtmənt/

motherhood statement noun: a vague, feel-good platitude, especially one made by a politician, that most people would agree with.

Noun

motherhood statement (plural motherhood statements)

  1. (Canada, US) A vague, feel-good platitude, especially one made by a politician, that most people would agree with.
    • [A]n objective needs to be followed up by some specific form of measurement or it is meaningless – It is a motherhood statement.1976, Canadian Electronics Engineering, volume 20, Toronto, Ont.: Maclean-Hunter, →ISSN, →OCLC, page ccviii
    • Technology transfer and the principle of making useful research and development information available to all public sectors is now being endorsed by everybody. I really don't know anybody who objects. As a matter of fact, by now it has become a motherhood statement. The question is, how do we...1979 June 12, Andrew Assur (witness), “Statement of Dr. Andrew Assur, Chief Scientist, U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, N.H.”, in The Role of the Federal...

Examples of motherhood statement in a sentence

  • As a matter of fact, by now it has become a motherhood statement.1979 June 12, Andrew Assur (witness), “Statement of Dr. Andrew Assur, Chief Scientist, U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering...
  • At worst, the term ‘ownership’ becomes a ‘motherhood statement’ which, whilst always sounding worthy, can be entirely lacking in specified content.2009, Simon Chesterman, “Ownership in Theory and in Practice: Transfer of Authority in UN Statebuilding Operations”, in David Chandler...

Forms of motherhood statement

pluralmotherhood statements

Origin of motherhood statement

Probably from the fact that virtually everyone would say that motherhood is a positive thing.

Questions about motherhood statement

What does motherhood statement mean?
Motherhood statement means a vague, feel-good platitude, especially one made by a politician, that most people would agree with.
How do you use motherhood statement in a sentence?
As a matter of fact, by now it has become a motherhood statement.
What part of speech is motherhood statement?
Motherhood statement is a noun.
How do you pronounce motherhood statement?
Motherhood statement is pronounced /ˈmʌðəhʊd ˈsteɪtm(ə)nt/ (UK).
What is the plural of motherhood statement?
The plural of motherhood statement is motherhood statements.

Words near motherhood statement in the dictionary

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  2. motherfunkers
  3. motherfunking
  4. motherhood
  5. motherhood and apple pie
  6. motherhood statement
  7. motherhood statements
  8. motherhoods
  9. motherhouse
  10. motherhouses
  11. motherhumper

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