Meaning of plandemic | Babel Free
plænˈdɛmɪkDefinitions
- A deliberately planned pandemic, typically supposed as part of a conspiracy theory. (Often associated with COVID-19.)
- A proliferation or overabundance of plans, especially plans for a pandemic.
Equivalents
Examples
“My poker face⟳ must have⟳ slipped, because she said, “You can look⟳ it up. It’s called ‘plandemic’ because it was all planned – like⟳ 9/11.” […] The “plandemic” theory is not limited to this one person. It was probably behind a piece of graffiti I saw⟳ later that said something about a COVID patent from 2006.”
“But before all that, we cannot deny⟳ that there are things that still are up in the air as to their veracity. Like⟳ whether the virus is man-made or is something natural, whether it came from China or wherever, whether lockdown, ecq, gcq are the right thing to do, whether we have⟳ a real pandemic or a ‘plandemic,’ etc.”
“People believe⟳ in a “#Plandemic” because it fits into existing convictions. A lot of people already believe⟳ — not without reason⟳ — that pharmaceutical companies cash in on suffering. Many people have⟳ heard that government labs do research⟳ on biological weapons. All true. […] All of these mind-sets are potential vectors for the viral #plandemic.”
“She observed that people working in the field of bodily care seemed particularly drawn to anti-vax, anti-mask, “plandemic” beliefs.”
“At the end⟳ of the day, though, it all comes down to implementation and execution. Yet currently we are experiencing a “plandemic”—a proliferation of plans. Unless and until the focus⟳ shifts to competent execution, the nation’s preparedness posture will not be solidly grounded.”
“Does it justify⟳ the "plandemic" of plans that have⟳ consumed our society over the last⟳ year? Everyone now seems to have⟳ a pandemic plan⟳ – governments, businesses, schools, churches, universities. There are more pandemic plans in the world than there are human cases of bird flu.”
“In hospital, ventilators were bought, stocks were piled and thousand of man-hours were spent sitting on committees and drafting doomsday plans. Result⟳? No pandemic but a national plandemic.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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