platform

Examples

• All

• When the party leaders choose the platform, they'll give you instructions.

  Gussy (2022)

• To illustrate, consider a politician elected on the platform of constructing 20,000 new low-cost housing units.

  Academic text (1992)

• All you want is the perfect platform to campaign for Speaker.

  Fiction book (1992)

• How do you weigh the two economic platforms that are in this election?

  Robinson Erhardt

• But it would have meant betraying my platform and my constituents.

  A Foreign Affair (1948)

• Our college and career readiness policy platform occurs within a larger context of inequality.

  Academic text (2013)

• For example, increased community engagement for preparedness can also be a platform for addressing neighborhood public safety concerns.

  Academic text (2013)

• But DA Scanlon's re-election platform is based on cleaning up the streets.

  The Green Hornet (2011)

• Rodriguez campaigned on a platform of human rights and usurped several other issues of the opposition.

  Academic text (1990)

• The politician outlined her new platform, focusing on healthcare and education reforms.

Synonyms

P

program

vsplatform

• Formal

174 3.9

A document that explains a political party's aims and plans

focuses on public aims and principles rather than general written plans

M

manifesto

vsplatform

57 6.0

A public statement of a person or group's plans and beliefs

is a formal electoral statement of aims and principles rather than broad views

P

political platform

vsplatform

3 4.1

A document that lists the main goals and beliefs of a party or candidate

is presented to the public before an election rather than only a document

P

political program

vsplatform

2 3.5

A written plan that says what a party or candidate will do if elected

emphasises formal public aims and principles rather than detailed policies

Compounds

P

political platform

3 4.1

A document that lists the main goals and beliefs of a party or candidate

W

weapons platform

• Specialized

2 5.9

A vehicle or structure that carries weapons for military use

D

drilling platform

• Specialized

2 5.1

A large structure in the sea that holds machines and people to drill for oil

V

viewing platform

1 3.4

A raised place where people stand to look at scenery or events

P

platform bed

1 3.0

A bed frame with a raised flat surface that holds a mattress without box springs

P

platform rocker

7.2

A chair that sits on a fixed platform and moves gently back and forth without sliding across the floor

S

space platform

• Specialized

6.7

A station high above Earth where people live and do science

W

weapons platform

• Specialized

7.1

Software or servers that attackers use to run cyber attacks

How Detailed

manifesto

57 6.0

platform

• Formal

334 5.6

policy announcement

• Formal

1 3.8

slogan

202 2.5

Surface Forms

Etymology