Political Cartoon Definition

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   Cecil Rhodes wishes for a railway stretching across the continent from the Cape of Good Hope to Egypt.   A cartoon map of Europe in 1914, at the beginning of World War I. A political cartoon, a form of editorial cartoon, is a cartoon graphic with caricatures of public figures, expressing the artist’s opinion. An artist...

Cartoon Definition

car·toon   (kär-to͞on′) n. 1. a. A drawing depicting a humorous situation, often accompanied by a caption. b. A drawing representing current public figures or issues symbolically and often satirically: a political cartoon. 2. A preliminary sketch similar in size to the work, such as a fresco, that is to be copied from it. 3. a. A usually short, animated movie or television program. b. An animated character in a movie or television program. 4. A comic strip. 5. A ridiculously oversimplified or stereotypical representation: criticized the actor’s portrayal of Jefferson as a historically inaccurate cartoon. v. car·tooned, car·toon·ing, car·toons v.tr. To draw a humorous or satirical representation of; caricature. v.intr. To make humorous or satirical drawings. car·toon′ish, car·toon′y adj. car·toon′ist n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.   ___________________________________________________________________   From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia     Jump to navigationJump to search For other uses, see Cartoon (disambiguation).   Example of a modern cartoon. The text...