(~s)
A ~ is a place, event, or person that people are attracted to as a symbol of a political group or ideal.
Students used the death of political activists as a ~ for anti-government protests.
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(~s)
A ~ is a place, event, or person that people are attracted to as a symbol of a political group or ideal.
Students used the death of political activists as a ~ for anti-government protests.
= focus
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012