And Oxford's word of the year award goes to: post-truthThe word post-truth has been chosen as '2016 international word of the year' by the Oxford Dictionary, but in this political climate, what does it actually mean? Oxford dictionary editors have chosen their word of the year: "post-truth," a term sometimes used to describe the current political climate. It's often used in the phrase "post-truth politics" and is defined as belonging to a time in which truth has become irrelevant. READ MORE:* 2015's Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year is an emoji* The worst word of the year* The word of the year isn't even a word'Post-truth' named word of the year. "Post-truth has gone from being a peripheral term to being a mainstay in political commentary," Oxford wrote in a post announcing its decision.

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