Word: symbolic
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Monday, April 21 about 75 students gathered in front of University Hall to protest the lack of women and minorities on the Faculty. The same week, nearly 900 students filled out blank checks to the University as a symbol of their frustration with University hiring practices...
...looks from her female co-workers. In general, hair-dos and clothing were "modest and attractive" according to a book on female fashion Soviet style. It's not that Soviet women were expected to be completely sexless. They were just not allowed to assert themselves as any sort of symbol of womanly beauty. They were utilitarian bearers of children and workers in the Soviet system...
With the red-rose symbol of new Labour behind him, Blair responded, "If a majority wants to be in a union, they should be allowed to do so, just like in the United States. Even Ronald Reagan was for majority rule. He spoke of workers having a choice, and no one ever suggested that Ronald Reagan was a pig. Ronald Reagan was against the closed shop...
...fight to tear down every last remnant of moral accountability left in our national life, clear symbols of success are hard to find. Apparently, some activists have found a symbol in the outing of Ellen. But what a pathetic symbol it is. No hard-fought legal battle has been won, no ultimate freedom from discrimination finally afforded. Rather, a sitcom star, already assumed by most to be a lesbian, has decided to openly proclaim her sexuality. This revelation comes as no shock to any fan of the show, and it has already been acknowledged as an attempt to boost ratings...
...kindly on having a black player in the majors. Robinson's class and integrity was enough to gain the respect of some of the most stubborn racists. Baseball's--and Nike's--present preoccupation with selling Robinson's image tends to place the emphasis on Jackie Robinson the symbol over Jackie Robinson the man, the one who was not given but fought for and own the right to play baseball...