Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see alternative, fact. / (politics, media) Something presented as a fact for reasons of political expediency; a fiction, a falsehood, a lie.

plural of alternative fact

(historical) A rotating machine for the generation of high-frequency alternating current, used in radio transmission.

plural of Alexanderson alternator

plural of alternative energy

plural of alternative medicine

Alternative rock.

The alt-right.

The alt-left.

(law) a legal doctrine that allows a plaintiff to shift the burden of proving causation of her injury to multiple defendants, even though only one of them could have been responsible