The Merriam-Webster dictionary comes to Ivanka Trump’s rescue when she doesn’t know what ‘complicit’ means

The new ‘Assistant to the President’, Ivanka Trump, was recently interviewed by CBS news, when she was asked if she thought she was “complicit” in what is going on at the White House.

Luckily for her, Merriam-Webster was there to help. And guess what? It doesn’t mean being “a force for good”.

https://twitter.com/MerriamWebster/status/849378025191997440

So “helping to commit a crime or do wrong in some way”, rather than “making a positive impact”. It’s not the first time they’ve helped improve Ivanka’s vocabulary.

📈'Complicit' also trended in March. We wrote about it then. https://t.co/HEqWBltPUc

— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) April 4, 2017

Merriam-Webster also gained a few fans along the way.

@MerriamWebster This is the rawest dictionary on Twitter.

— Ess (@ScottyLiterati) April 4, 2017

@MerriamWebster pic.twitter.com/yuXO5aYnOo

— Stephanie ❄️Krutsick (@skrutsick) April 5, 2017

@MerriamWebster I love you, The Dictionary.

— Ann Webster (@715Webster) April 5, 2017

Last month Saturday Night Live did this spoof ad for Ivanka’s new fragrance. “Complicit”.