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dog-whistle

political messaging using coded language
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Summary

dog-whistle is a concept[1]. dog-whistle ranks in the top 4% of concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,746 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Named after: dog whistle[3]
  • Facet of: loaded language[4], politics[5]
  • Used by: opinion poll[6]
  • Has characteristic: euphemism[7], plausible deniability[8]
  • Different from: dog whistle[9]
  • Uses: code word[10]
  • Significant person: John Howard[11], Lynton Crosby[12]
  • Model item: family values[13], Old Stock Canadians[14], states' rights[15], welfare queen[16]

Why It Matters

dog-whistle has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] dog-whistle is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

John Howard politics

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). dog-whistle. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/dog-whistle-politics
MLA “dog-whistle.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 22 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/dog-whistle-politics.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_dog-whistle-politics_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{dog-whistle}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/dog-whistle-politics}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-22}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · C960657 · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 24
    Lex id → hundefløjte_-_politik
    Named after → dog whistle
    Used by → —
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Lex id: hundefløjte_-_politik"
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