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Definition of dog whistle in English: dog whistlenoun 1A high-pitched whistle used to train dogs, typically having a sound inaudible to humans. Example sentencesExamples - He kept blowing a dog whistle in a fruitless attempt to coax Molly out.
- And the dog whistles are usually in the vicinity of about 40,000 hertz, which is, you know, out of our hearing range but well within the dog's hearing range.
- X rays are light emitted at much higher frequencies than humans can see, in the same way as a dog whistle blows at a frequency that is beyond the sensitivity of the human ear.
- You could even order bird warblers and dog whistles.
- How - I ask - without the help of incredibly expensive scientific equipment, do you know whether your dog whistle is working or not?
- Similar in concept to a dog whistle, it alters the report to an ultrasonic pitch the human ear cannot detect.
- Blow into it and the sound produced is not unlike that of a dog whistle.
- Of course we didn't use a dog whistle - it was more like a foghorn.
- 1.1usually as modifier A subtly aimed political message which is intended for, and can only be understood by, a particular demographic group.
dog-whistle issues such as immigration and crime Example sentencesExamples - But no one was in any doubt about the real dog whistle at the core of the strategy.
- But the hint that migrant workers are to blame looks like a dog whistle that risks playing into the hands of the far right.
- He has pledged to tackle immigration, law and order and discipline in schools - all the so-called "dog whistle" issues with which Howard called the Tory faithful back to the fold.
- Equality of opportunity is the leftwing equivalent of a dog-whistle issue.
- In Howard's case it's a dog whistle message to blue collar Labor supporters.
- The dog whistles of his earliest pronouncements have given way to a less alarmist tone.
- Commentators muttered about "dogwhistle politics": the tactic of sending out a message that only those meant to hear would understand.
- This will not please some Tory modernisers who detest his hard-nosed tactics and use of so-called "dog whistle" issues.
- What was striking about her reasons for voting Conservative was that, without any prompting, she chose two of Mr Howard's "dog whistle" issues.
- This isn't even dog-whistle politics - it's simply outright racial fear-mongering.
- She nailed the point of why the Government was holding such an Inquiry, describing it as "dog whistle politics to men's groups aggrieved by the Family Court".
- If dog whistle campaigning works, how many people are considering changing their vote as a result?
- Mr Norris added that modernisers who felt uneasy about the party's focus on "dog whistle" issues such as asylum may struggle to criticise the leadership.
- For immigration is a dog whistle of a different kind for a certain type of Labour supporter.
- This dog whistle may have been missed by his audience, and was certainly neglected by the press, but it resonated in Conservative headquarters.
- He was party chairman at the 2005 general election when Michael Howard championed so-called "dog whistle" issues such as immigration and Europe.
- The net also plays into the Tories' hands by facilitating the 'dog-whistle' campaigning at which he has become increasingly adept.
- Thatcher's was true dog-whistle politics, a subtle signal rather than the main message.
- A dog-whistle election campaign is not the same as a strategy for transforming Britain.
Definition of dog whistle in US English: dog whistlenoun 1A high-pitched whistle used to train dogs, typically having a sound inaudible to humans. Example sentencesExamples - He kept blowing a dog whistle in a fruitless attempt to coax Molly out.
- And the dog whistles are usually in the vicinity of about 40,000 hertz, which is, you know, out of our hearing range but well within the dog's hearing range.
- X rays are light emitted at much higher frequencies than humans can see, in the same way as a dog whistle blows at a frequency that is beyond the sensitivity of the human ear.
- Blow into it and the sound produced is not unlike that of a dog whistle.
- Similar in concept to a dog whistle, it alters the report to an ultrasonic pitch the human ear cannot detect.
- Of course we didn't use a dog whistle - it was more like a foghorn.
- How - I ask - without the help of incredibly expensive scientific equipment, do you know whether your dog whistle is working or not?
- You could even order bird warblers and dog whistles.
- 1.1usually as modifier A subtly aimed political message which is intended for, and can only be understood by, a particular group.
dog-whistle issues such as immigration and crime Example sentencesExamples - What was striking about her reasons for voting Conservative was that, without any prompting, she chose two of Mr Howard's "dog whistle" issues.
- Thatcher's was true dog-whistle politics, a subtle signal rather than the main message.
- He was party chairman at the 2005 general election when Michael Howard championed so-called "dog whistle" issues such as immigration and Europe.
- In Howard's case it's a dog whistle message to blue collar Labor supporters.
- Equality of opportunity is the leftwing equivalent of a dog-whistle issue.
- But no one was in any doubt about the real dog whistle at the core of the strategy.
- A dog-whistle election campaign is not the same as a strategy for transforming Britain.
- Commentators muttered about "dogwhistle politics": the tactic of sending out a message that only those meant to hear would understand.
- If dog whistle campaigning works, how many people are considering changing their vote as a result?
- This will not please some Tory modernisers who detest his hard-nosed tactics and use of so-called "dog whistle" issues.
- This isn't even dog-whistle politics - it's simply outright racial fear-mongering.
- The net also plays into the Tories' hands by facilitating the 'dog-whistle' campaigning at which he has become increasingly adept.
- The dog whistles of his earliest pronouncements have given way to a less alarmist tone.
- Mr Norris added that modernisers who felt uneasy about the party's focus on "dog whistle" issues such as asylum may struggle to criticise the leadership.
- For immigration is a dog whistle of a different kind for a certain type of Labour supporter.
- She nailed the point of why the Government was holding such an Inquiry, describing it as "dog whistle politics to men's groups aggrieved by the Family Court".
- He has pledged to tackle immigration, law and order and discipline in schools - all the so-called "dog whistle" issues with which Howard called the Tory faithful back to the fold.
- But the hint that migrant workers are to blame looks like a dog whistle that risks playing into the hands of the far right.
- This dog whistle may have been missed by his audience, and was certainly neglected by the press, but it resonated in Conservative headquarters.
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