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From the dictionary, by Siniša Labrović

In the dictionary, words are defined by the meaning known to speakers of that language. Creative use of language changes or enhances the basic meaning of words. This is especially evident in literature when words in friction with other words affect each other.  Politics is an activity that should strive to organize society for the benefit of as many members of that society as possible, but we are witnessing how politics, not only through actions but also through the “creative” use of language, often does the exact opposite. Our actions and words are at odds, so over time words no longer mean what they should mean by definition, which also affects value judgments and the experience of reality. That is why dictatorial regimes, as well as some nominally democratic ones, often perversely change the language and meaning of words.