'Youthquake': Oxford Dictionaries' word of 2017
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The word describes the surging youth support for Britain's Labour party
The Oxford dictionaries hasrecognised "youthquake" as the 2017 word of the year.
The recognition has been granted since there was a fivefold increase in the use of the term between 2016-2017.
The word introduced by Vogue editor Diana Vreeland 50 years ago, was first used to describe sudden changes in fashion, music and attitudes.
The recent changes being referred to described young people driving political change.
Oxford Dictionaries' Casper Grathwohl had said that the use of the word peaked during the June general election in the United Kingdom after polls delivered unexpected result for Labour party.
It describes the surging youth support for Britain's Labour party and the election of 30-something leaders in France and New Zealand.
Every year the Oxford dictionary releases a word from the English language on the basis of the usage of the word.