Word: symbolization
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Jimmy; they dislike apportioning credit or using their family names. "We are waiting for another name," they explain. In the photo above, some group members (including Roger and Peter) display a picture of an old Indian called Gordon Whitefoot that they have adopted as their logo, a collective symbol to substitute for their individual identities...
...somewhat gerontological gathering was to nominate a slate of "Prohi" candidates for 1968, a full year ahead of the laggard major parties. That is the only lead the party is likely to enjoy. Having amassed a grand total of 27,000 votes in 1964, the Prohibitionists-whose symbol is a camel, because, as one member explained, "it can go a long way without liquid"-decided to stick with a loser. Renominated for President was E. Har old Munn Sr., 63, an associate dean at Michigan's Hillsdale College. Named as his running mate was Topeka Evangelist Rolland E. Fisher...
Though Liu soon dropped from sight, he became a symbol and rallying point for Red China's anti-Maoists. The Red Flag announcement may have signaled the end of his personal power, but the anti-Maoist forces that he championed must still be reckoned with...
...Russian so archaic that it is said that even Slavonic scholars have been unable to decipher it. Coelacanth is a brightly colored portrait of the prehistoric fish, his wizened face gleaming like a phosphorescent fossil. Plavinsky, says Mrs. Stevens, is entirely unaware that a fish is the Christian symbol for Christ...
...ownership of stock has become so diffuse. Big capitalists and bankers have lost influence because the typical corporation generates its own funds and does not need to borrow so much. The corporation has also become so bafflingly complex that even the chief executive is often little more than a symbol, a cheerleader and a rubber stamp for decisions that eventually work their way up through labyrinthine committees. And there is where the power lies...