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# messaging

phrase (noun, uncountable: messaging; verb message)

«messaging» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (euphemism, jargon) the way a politician or company shapes what they say to make people think a certain way; spin or propaganda. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/messaging/#m1)
2. (literal) sending text or online messages. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/messaging/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used by political advisers and marketers to describe spin neutrally. In everyday life, it means texting. Register: jargon (sense 1), everyday (sense 2); all regions.

### Examples

- The party worked on its messaging before the election. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/messaging/#x1)
- News: The company's messaging about prices was misleading. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/messaging/#x2)
- Chat: messaging my mates on the app [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/messaging/#x3)
- The campaign's messaging focused on safety. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/messaging/#x4)
- Messaging apps let you send photos and voice notes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/messaging/#x5)

### Note

In politics it can hide propaganda; in daily life, it's just texting. Plain words: spin, or texting.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «messaging» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/messaging/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«messaging» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/messaging.html) on Mova free.