symbolic
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It is largely symbolic because the faculty senate does not have the power to remove leaders.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
We can survive the degradation of the symbolic national unity of voting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
"The best explanation is intentional and symbolic funerary behavior," said Pomeroy.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
"These are not symbolic things; they are concrete demonstrations of what serious partners do, serious partners train together, learn together, plan together, and build the confidence and competence necessary to prevent conflict," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
“But that isn’t why I chose it as my symbolic name.”
From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Vocabulary lists containing symbolic
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 6
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