frankPodmore@slrpnk.net 1 week ago
Yes, it’s metonymy, as people have said. You also get it in similar contexts where people will name a building such as ‘the White House’ or ‘[10] Downing Street’ to refer to the governments of the US or the UK.
frankPodmore@slrpnk.net 1 week ago
Yes, it’s metonymy, as people have said. You also get it in similar contexts where people will name a building such as ‘the White House’ or ‘[10] Downing Street’ to refer to the governments of the US or the UK.
gedaliyah@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Or specifically the parts of government that reside there. I see it especially used when there may be dissent in other parts of government.
frankPodmore@slrpnk.net 1 week ago
Yes, very useful for subtle distinctions like this!