make America great

Revive the nation

Make America great is a political slogan asserting that the United States has declined from a previous state of greatness and can be restored.

The phrase gained prominence through Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign as "Make America Great Again" (MAGA), though similar rhetoric appeared in earlier campaigns.

The slogan functions as both aspiration and critique—implying current failure while promising renewal.

Critics note its vagueness about when America was great and for whom.

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  • MAGAPopulist campaign acronym
  • TrumpAmerican political surname
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  • flagCloth symbol or signal

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Opposites
national trajectory

make America greatcomplacency

Uncritical satisfaction with oneself

defeatism

political orientation

make America greatglobalism

Cross-border economic integration doctrine

internationalism · anti-nationalism · cosmopolitanism · open borders · multiculturalism

temporal orientation

make America greatmove forward

Travel in intended direction

Family

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Known to kids · Mostly American · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G