Princeton's WordNet(2.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition: post, station(noun) the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand. a soldier manned the entrance post; a sentry station. military post, post(noun) military installation at which a body of troops is stationed.
Rhetorical criticism is the analysis of a broad range of items related to using language to have an impact on an audience. This is often but not always applied to writing, where the author intends to have a certain effect on readers.
criticism noun [C/U]. âº an âopinion given about something or someone, esp. a ânegative âopinion, or the âactivity of making such âjudgments: [C] It was âmeant as a âsuggestion, not a criticism. [U] He was âsingled out for âstrong criticism.