symbolic gesture

collocation in English

meaningsofsymbolicandgesture

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symbolic
adjective
uk
/sɪmˈbɒl.ɪk/us
/sɪmˈbɑː.lɪk/
representing ...
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gesture
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdʒes.tʃər/us
/ˈdʒes.tʃɚ/
a movement of the hands, arms, or head, etc. to express an idea ...
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(Definition ofsymbolicandgesturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsymbolic gesture

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Symbolicgestureis significant in a conventional domain of signifieds, of meaning.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The ensuing four combinatorial effects range from 'policy-deterioration' (same goal, same programme), 'adaptation' (same goal, new programme), 'innovation' (new goal, new programme), 'symbolicgesture, passive acceptance' (new goal, same programme).
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Or was it strictly asymbolicgesture?
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I therefore think asymbolicgestureis very important.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Let us hope that this is not just asymbolicgesture.
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That was taken by us purely as asymbolicgesturewhich we thought would be useful at the time.
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I agree that this would be largely asymbolicgesture.
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I do not think this sort of debate is more than asymbolicgesture.
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However, the provisions are more than asymbolicgesture.
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The country wants somesymbolicgestureof this kind.
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My only regret is that it is one year too late for my daughter, but it is an important andsymbolicgesturewhich shows how seriously we treat the matter.
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The retention of such hurdles for husbands and fiancés is a nasty,symbolicgestureand a shabby, dandruff-covered move that will appeal to people's baser instincts.
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The elimination of trade-distorting agricultural export subsidies in 2013 is three years later than hoped for, and amounts to asymbolicgestureto the world’s poorest farmers.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
So thissymbolicgestureis extremely important.
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It is not just asymbolicgesture.
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