powerful symbol

collocation in English

meaningsofpowerfulandsymbol

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powerful
adjective
uk
/ˈpaʊə.fəl/us
/ˈpaʊ.ɚ.fəl/
having a lot of power to control people ...
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symbol
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪm.bəl/us
/ˈsɪm.bəl/
a sign, shape, or object that is used to represent ...
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(Definition ofpowerfulandsymbolfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpowerful symbol

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It is apowerfulsymbol.
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The gene is a verypowerfulsymbol, and its power as both a social factor and a possibly coercive one should not be underestimated.
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Both played and play the role of apowerfulsymbolin their societies, and this power is well explained by their capability to reconcile fundamental human opposites.
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The tax and benefits system is also apowerfulsymbolin our society.
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Rave culture, with its idealistic emphasis on creating a temporary classless, raceless and genderless society on the dance floor, found alien images to be apowerfulsymbolof that ideal.
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Within this area the saint became apowerfulsymbolof the autonomy the region enjoyed.
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The sea could therefore stand as apowerfulsymbolof the unknown and otherworldly.
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First, a religious discrimination law would be apowerfulsymbolof public policy and would convey the important message that religious identities are valued and respected throughout society.
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He thought the image might be apowerfulsymbol, evoking a sense of shared destiny and adaptive strategies from people.
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As a divine manifestation the thunderbolt has been apowerfulsymbolthroughout history, and has appeared in many mythologies.
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Drunkenness, fights and alcoholism made the saloon into apowerfulsymbolof all that was wrong with alcohol.
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They are apowerfulsymbolof the suppression of passion, an important precondition for successful parliamentary cooperation.
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She remains, today, a formidablypowerfulsymbolof the principles those prizes represent, as she did before - an inspiration to her own people and to the world at large.
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Additionally, that he wears the robe and hat of the chief rabbi, which his father would also wear, is said to be apowerfulsymbolof authority and respect.
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