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“That principle as much as any other distinguishes democracy from monarchy or tyranny, and anyone who seeks the public trust must honor it.”

The farther generations get from their immigrant ancestors, Meneses said, the more they want to know their Portuguese roots, because it is “something that distinguishes them from others,” he said.

He often distinguishes himself as someone who sticks up for neighborhood identity — what some consider a dog whistle for “NIMBYism,” a colloquial term for opposition to large multifamily housing projects or other unwelcome development.

I suppose this is what distinguishes the U.S.

What distinguishes the 2024 Democratic National Convention is that, since the 1970s, both parties have mainly chosen their nominees far in advance of the convention due to primary elections.