mot d'ordre

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mot d'ordre

/ˌməʊˈdɔːdɹə/ UK

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Borrowed from French mot d'ordre.

noun mots d'ordre

A watchword or slogan; a statement of policy, a plan. With the outbreak of full-scale war, the army received strict instructions to avoid set-piece battles with the French […]. Guerrilla warfare was the mot d'ordre.

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"mot d'ordre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mot%20d'ordre. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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mot d'ordre. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mot%20d'ordre

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"mot d'ordre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mot%20d'ordre.

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@misc{mot_d_ordre_2026,
  title = {mot d'ordre},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mot%20d'ordre},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}