(chiefly, 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.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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