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Some of the examples above seem to be name-calling terms. I think Lynn may be fishing for some regular, ordinary, common everyday terms that, when used by politicians, has a specific intended meaning that the audience will assume to be different from the intended meaning. Usually the intended meaning is very narrow, while the common meaning is more broad. I'll throw out one of my favorites.

"Freedom."

I think the common assumption is that this means "personal, individual freedom." "Liberty" would be a synonym. But I think some politicians (and they know who they are) simply mean "freedom from having to pay taxes." Some of those same politicians support restrictions on abortions, gay marriages, yadda yadda. So, freedom means "business freedom" or "income freedom." But not "personal freedom."
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