ABSTRACT Since 2003 Latvia nominates every year the Word of the Year, the Anti-Word of the Year and the Saying of the Year. Thus besides the nominated linguistic units reflecting popular lexis of the time and place, they also reflect the principles of selection of these nominations, accentuate the feedback, namely, attracts attention to the working process of the Terminological Commission and its results, allows to interactively participate in its activities – the public is involved in the search of yearly nominees, as well as their public discussion. Keywords : Verbal Simbols, Terminology, the Word of the Year, the Anti-Word of the Year, Saying of the Year.