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sobriquet
(redirected from Political labels)

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sobriquet noun byname, cognomen, fanciful name, fictitious, nickname, nom de plume, pseudonym
See also: call, cognomen, title


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Because President Chirac is, according to customary political labels, a conservative politician, his decline has implications for the future of French conservatism.
As we acknowledge this rivalry between the "devout" and the "cafeterial," we cannot help but consider also the imposition of political labels onto the members of the Church--namely, "liberal" and "conservative.
Saying that "the conservative Adams" won the election of 1824 "over the liberal Jackson" will likely confuse readers unfamiliar with the meaning of political labels as they were used during the period (p.
 
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