Word: symbolization
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...proclaims them to be. Even so, his reforms can no longer be dismissed as a mere matter of style, of a telegenic new face in the Kremlin. Gorbachev is that, to be sure. Also a dedicated Communist. Also a ruthless political opportunist. In 1987 he became something more, a symbol of hope for a new kind of Soviet Union: more open, more concerned with the welfare of its citizens and less with the spread of its ideology and system abroad. For fanning that hope, Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev is TIME's Man of the Year...
...been described as a symbol of moralintegrity for China's university students becausehe is honest and fearless in exposing corruptionand opression. As a result he was accused ofbetraying the Communist Party, MacFarquhar said...
...parking lot may have been the site of the paramount symbol of the young generation's clash with authority, a major motion picture, a cause for national mourning, and a Top 40 hit. On this November day it looked as small as my backyard at home and offered less...
...voters got to use on Sunday. In the election for president as well as for 27 senators and 77 representatives, people were given a separate ballot for each candidate. Since some 80% of the country is illiterate, the ballots showed a picture of the candidate and his party symbol. Twenty-two people were running for president alone...
Zenith Star stands as a symbol for the ailments besetting the entire Star Wars program. Slowed by development problems and weakened by funding cuts, SDI is a far cry from achieving Reagan's four-year-old dream of a system that could "intercept and destroy" all incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles...