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Use of the word 'lawmaker' when referring to elected representatives
Over the last few years I've noticed more news stories referring to elected representatives as 'lawmaker' rather than Senator, Congressman, Member of Parliament or whatever specific title they might ...
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What is the origin of the word “optics” that's prevalently used now in politics?
Here’s an example from RealClearPolitics:
But the optics bode well for a party whose chances of winning the White House depend on attracting many more Hispanic voters than it did four years ago.¹ ...
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What is the term used when a government official / politician goes from one gov position to another?
In Spanish it's called "transfuguismo".
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Why do newspapers use the terms “women voters” and “women candidates”?
I've noticed that when discussing political demographics or candidates, many reporters use the phrases "women voters" and "women candidates". This feels horribly awkward grammatically. It's hard to ...
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Origin and correct meaning of “make political book”
Re-watching old episodes of the X-Files. In which Agent Mulder says: (paraphrasing)
just pseudo-science used to make political book
(Transcript here)
(FYI The Episode was written by Mat Beck)
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Is “august public official” considered an idiom, and has august always been used to refer to public officials? [closed]
Reading this article they referred to Justice Scalia as an "august public official." The phrase is also used in the book "Parade's End" by Ford Madox Ford on page 423. I can't seem to find the ...
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Hypernym for “coalition” and “opposition”
I'm looking for a word (or expression) that is a hypernym of coalition and opposition. I want to be able to ask a party whether its "type", for lack of a better word, is coalition or the opposition ...
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Is the “overseas” bushism really so absurd? [closed]
A famous quote by George W. Bush is
More and more of our imports come from overseas.
Which is spread with the implication of being particularly stupid because "overseas" is a term to describe ...
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Addressing a former office-holder by that office's title [closed]
When is it appropriate to use an "expired" honorific to address or refer to a person?
In the U.S., former state governors are occasionally referred to as "Governor So-and-so", although they have not ...
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Is the expression ‘a legitimate rape’ logically appropriate and viable? [closed]
Missouri’s Republican candidate for the US Senate, Todd Akin, made a naïve remark on anti-abortion issue that has now become the target of thundering criticism. Time Magazine (August 20th, 2012) ...
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Why is the current unrest in the Arab world called the “Arab Spring”?
Does spring in "Arab Spring" refer to the season - or something else?
