Dictionary.com: "Our Word of the Year is 'COMPLICIT'...

[Princess Turandot]

........We chose our Word of the Year, in part, because of noteworthy stories of those who have refused to be complicit. In the face of oppression and wrongdoing, this refusal to be complicit has been a grounding force of 2017:

-We saw an estimated five million people participate in the the worldwide Women’s March on January 21
-We saw NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s 2016 protest against systemic injustices gain even more traction in response to President Trump calling for players who kneel during the National Anthem to be fired or suspended
-We saw women, as well as people of all genders, come forward with personal stories of sexual harassment and assault with the hashtag #metoo
-We saw high-profile resignations from the Trump Administration, perhaps most memorably from the Arts Council, who submitted their letter of resignation in the form of an acrostic spelling of the word RESIST
...........

Our choice for Word of the Year is as much about what is visible as it is about what is not. It’s a word that reminds us that even inaction is a type of action. The silent acceptance of wrongdoing is how we’ve gotten to this point. We must not let this continue to be the norm. If we do, then we are all complicit.

Their complete essay on this would do a big-city editorial page proud:

http://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-year-2017/

[Sneederbunk]

1. My word of the year is "Dotard".