Oxford Dictionaries' Shortlist for 2016 Word of the Year

Yesterday, we mentioned that Oxford Dictionaries.com had chosen "post-truth" as its 2016 Word of the Year. Here are some of the other words that made the shortlist while Oxford Dictionaries' staff contemplated the choice for 2016 Word of the Year. 

alt-right (noun)
An ideological grouping associated with extreme conservative or reactionary viewpoints, characterized by a rejection of mainstream politics and by the use of online media to disseminate deliberately controversial content.

Brexiteer (noun, informal)
A person who is in favour of the United Kingdom withdrawing from the European Union.

chatbot (noun)
A computer program designed to simulate conversation with human users, especially over the Internet.

Latinx (noun)
A person of Latin American origin or descent (used as a gender-neutral or non-binary alternative to Latino or Latina).

For a complete list,  click on the Oxford Dictionaries link. For more information about each word, click on the word.