With less than a month left until January, Merriam-Webster has chosen its 2024 Word of the Year, one that has often defined the political landscape of the United States and its candidates.

When government is unintelligible, it becomes inaccessible, undermining its legitimacy. A mandatory word limit for laws ... History shows us that brevity works. The U.S. Constitution, the ...

Collins English Dictionary already pronounced "brat" as its 2024 word of the year. Contributing: Greta Cross Kinsey Crowley is a trending news reporter at USA TODAY. Reach her at kcrowley@gannett ...

Here’s what that might look like: History shows us that brevity ... of word limits could begin with pilot programs — possibly a feature of the new Department of Government Efficiency.