Slogan vs. Theme — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Slogan and Theme
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Slogan
A slogan is a memorable motto or phrase used in a clan, political, commercial, religious, and other context as a repetitive expression of an idea or purpose, with the goal of persuading members of the public or a more defined target group. The Oxford Dictionary of English defines a slogan as "a short and striking or memorable phrase used in advertising." A slogan usually has the attributes of being memorable, very concise and appealing to the audience.
Theme
A topic of discourse or discussion.
Slogan
A phrase expressing the aims or nature of an enterprise, organization, or candidate; a motto.
Theme
A subject of artistic representation.
Slogan
A phrase used repeatedly, as in advertising or promotion
"all the slogans and shibboleths coined out of the ideals of the peoples for the uses of imperialism" (Margaret Sanger).
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Theme
An implicit or recurrent idea; a motif
A party with a tropical island theme.
Slogan
A battle cry of a Scottish clan.
Theme
A short composition assigned to a student as a writing exercise.
Slogan
A distinctive phrase of a person or group of people (such as a movement or political party); a motto.
Theme
(Music) A recurring melodic element in a composition, especially a melody forming the basis of a set of variations.
Slogan
(advertising) A catchphrase associated with a product or service being advertised.
Theme
See topic.
Slogan
(obsolete) A battle cry among the ancient Irish or highlanders of Scotland.
Theme
A stem.
Slogan
The war cry, or gathering word, of a Highland clan in Scotland.
Theme
A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
Slogan
A distinctive motto, phrase, or cry used by any person or party to express a purpose or ideal; a catchphrase; a rallying cry.
Theme
A recurring idea; a motif.
Slogan
A favorite saying of a sect or political group
Theme
A concept with multiple instantiations.
Variations on the theme of entrepreneurial resourcefulness
Theme
Any of various colors, or color palettes, in which a design is offered; (GUI) any of various skins for an app, affecting the visuals and perhaps other elements such as sound effects.
Switch to a dark theme to conserve battery power
Theme
(dated) An essay written for school.
Theme
(music) The main melody of a piece of music, especially one that is the source of variations.
Theme
A song, or a snippet of a song, that identifies a film, a TV program, a character, etc. by playing at the appropriate time.
Theme
(grammar) The stem of a word.
Theme
(linguistics) thematic relation of a noun phrase to a verb.
Theme
(linguistics) Theta role in generative grammar and government and binding theory.
Theme
(linguistics) Topic, what is generally being talked about, as opposed to rheme.
Theme
A regional unit of organisation in the Byzantine empire.
Theme
(transitive) To give a theme to.
We themed the birthday party around superheroes.
Theme
To apply a theme to; to change the visual appearance and/or layout of (software).
Theme
A subject or topic on which a person writes or speaks; a proposition for discussion or argument; a text.
My theme is alway one and ever was.
And when a soldier was the theme, my nameWas not far off.
Theme
Discourse on a certain subject.
Then ran repentance and rehearsed his theme.
It was the subject of my theme.
Theme
A composition or essay required of a pupil.
Theme
A noun or verb, not modified by inflections; also, that part of a noun or verb which remains unchanged (except by euphonic variations) in declension or conjugation; stem.
Theme
That by means of which a thing is done; means; instrument.
Theme
The leading subject of a composition or a movement.
Theme
The subject matter of a conversation or discussion;
He didn't want to discuss that subject
It was a very sensitive topic
His letters were always on the theme of love
Theme
A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work;
It was the usual `boy gets girl' theme
Theme
(music) melodic subject of a musical composition;
The theme is announced in the first measures
The accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it
Theme
An essay (especially one written as an assignment);
He got an A on his composition
Theme
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed;
Thematic vowels are part of the stem
Theme
Provide with a particular theme or motive;
The restaurant often themes its menus
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