no-platform
no-platform verb: to deny (a person or organisation) the use of platforms (newspaper columns, speaking engagements, etc) to publish their opinions, etc.
Verb
no-platform (third-person singular simple present no-platforms, present participle no-platforming, simple past and past participle no-platformed)
- To deny (a person or organisation) the use of platforms (newspaper columns, speaking engagements, etc) to publish their opinions, etc.
- Afaics, "no platforming" has always had a tendency to interpret and expand the definitions of what is effectively to be censored, such that (just by coincidence, of course) only the views of those imposing it remain... unopposed....2000, Cliff Morrison, “Irving judgment a political fix?”, in alt.politics.british (Usenet)
- As in the rest of Europe the establishment won't allow the matter to be discussed openly because anyone who believes in limits is a racist so must be no platformed.2012, Tom Winnifrith, Letters from the Chestnut Tree Cafe
- Synonyms:
- deplatform
Synonyms of no-platform
Forms of no-platform
| third-person singular present | no-platforms |
|---|---|
| present participle | no-platforming |
| past participle | no-platformed |
| past | no-platformed |
Origin of no-platform
From no + platform.
Questions about no-platform
- What does no-platform mean?
- No-platform means to deny (a person or organisation) the use of platforms (newspaper columns, speaking engagements, etc) to publish their opinions, etc.
- What part of speech is no-platform?
- No-platform is a verb.
- What is the past tense of no-platform?
- The past tense of no-platform is no-platformed.
Words near no-platform in the dictionary
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