message

A usually short communication transmitted by words, signals, or other means from one person, station, or group to another.

The substance of such a communication; the point or points conveyed.

A statement made or read before a gathering.

A basic thesis or lesson; a moral.

To send a message to.

To send as a message.

To send a message; communicate.

(off message) Deviating from a planned set of remarks or positions.

(on message) Following a planned set of remarks or positions.