Abstract

The article is devoted to the consideration of phraseological units-euphemisms related to the phraseological-semantic group of the socio-political sphere. The study of several euphemism dictionaries and selected material indicates that the appearance of a significant part of the units of this group is associated with the peculiarities of the political and social development of English-speaking countries, as well as other European countries. Concluded that it is the euphemistic function that is most suitable for veiling and hiding from the general public unsightly political and military actions nominated with the help of euphemism phraseological units. The purpose of this article is to identify the most effective and common forms of political euphemisms, as well as the specific features of terminological changes.

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