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Idiomatic political metaphors for the state?
The Next CEO of Stack OverflowSimiles and Metaphors - are similes a subset of metaphors?Is there a term for metaphors built upon double entendres?Finance metaphors for relationshipsIs it alright to mix metaphors?Metaphors similar to “Trojan Horse”“Pandora's Box” metaphorsLiquid Metaphors in the World of FinanceDo metaphors tend to be an excuse for, or evidence of, imprecise thinking?Metaphors about deathMetaphors on personality traits
I'm looking for well known metaphors used for the state in the grand sense of human society. What I've come up with so far is: Ship of state. Body politic. Social contract. The leviathan. (Thank you, Hobbes.)
That's a pretty short list. Am I forgetting any significant idiomatic metaphors of this kind?
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I'm looking for well known metaphors used for the state in the grand sense of human society. What I've come up with so far is: Ship of state. Body politic. Social contract. The leviathan. (Thank you, Hobbes.)
That's a pretty short list. Am I forgetting any significant idiomatic metaphors of this kind?
metaphors
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I'm looking for well known metaphors used for the state in the grand sense of human society. What I've come up with so far is: Ship of state. Body politic. Social contract. The leviathan. (Thank you, Hobbes.)
That's a pretty short list. Am I forgetting any significant idiomatic metaphors of this kind?
metaphors
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I'm looking for well known metaphors used for the state in the grand sense of human society. What I've come up with so far is: Ship of state. Body politic. Social contract. The leviathan. (Thank you, Hobbes.)
That's a pretty short list. Am I forgetting any significant idiomatic metaphors of this kind?
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