Words / B2

MOT-oh/ˈmɒtəʊ/

A motto is a short phrase stating a belief or aim: a school motto; the family motto. Slogan is more advertising; saying is wider. A motto is not a safeguarding policy. Mix-up: motor is an engine; motto vs logo (a picture). Do not treat a motto as a legal rule.

Meaning

A short phrase that states a belief or aim.

Examples

• “A school motto is not a safeguarding policy.”
• “The regiment’s motto featured in the source, which is the official-phrase sense.”

Good to know

a motto; school / family / regimental motto. Ad-twin: slogan. Trap: motor / logo. Citizenship, history, and RS. A guiding phrase, not an engine or a picture.

Near in meaning

slogan

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