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Buzzwords are frequently used in news media. These are words that do not typically occur in everyday speech, but are common among newscasters, talking heads, and pundits on cable news.

These ‘news words’ are accepted by audiences for their implied meaning. But often loaded words are misused or used out of context. The actual definitions can be different than what is implied.

Newswordy is a growing collection of these words, updated every weekday. Along with each word is a definition, a quote with its use (or misuse) in the media, and a news and Twitter feed on the subject.

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Complicit.

Involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing.

Imagine that you wake up tomorrow morning and discover that during the night Israeli planes had conducted a bombing raid on Iran… Just about everyone in the world will assume that the U.S. was complicit, regardless of what Washington says.

Gary Sick, CNN