Definition of symbolic | Bee Dictionary of English

a relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols
symbolic logic
symbolic operations
symbolic thinking
s serving as a visible symbol for something abstract
the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish
a using symbolism
symbolic art

After symbolic bombings in France, Breton nationalists claim a life at a McDonald's outlet Viewpoint Going for the throat is Vladimir Putin's style.
She admits that the sheer symbolic power of the role is perhaps greater than she anticipated.
Richard Dieter, director of the anti-capital punishment Death Penalty Information Center, is wary of talk about how symbolic victories might build into a real change in national .

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High karat gold has titanium, chromium and iron contamination. The symbolic message of the cross is a French play on words; "Crois/croix en moi" for "believe in me." (PRWeb June 12, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10820206.htm
June 12, 2013 - PRWeb
House to Vote on 'Symbolic' Abortion Ban Bill
Pro-life Republicans are pushing another 20-week abortion ban to the floor of the House, despite the fact that it would head for certain failure in the Democrat-controlled Senate. The bill, headed by Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ), will be more of a symbolic gesture for the pro-life supporters, most of whom are determined to slowly chip away at the Roe v. Wade ruling. In Roe v. Wade, abortions are ...
June 11, 2013 - Opposing Views
France: 2013 Couples to Be United at Euro Pride 2013 in France
Euro pride 2013 in Marseilles, France, plans a mass wedding to celebrate marriage equality. Rainbow Tourism reports : EuroPride 2013 will start with a symbolic and festive ceremony on 10 July. It will gather 2013 couples, some of whom are French, others from all across Europe, especially the 10 countries where equal marriage is already allowed, who want to show their will to unite and to found a ...
June 11, 2013 - Gayapolis

Ben Buckley in euFootball.BIZ
FFA chairman Ben Buckley said that "It is a widely accepted, common practice, among governments, many business and sporting organisations to provide symbolic gifts, to visiting international delegations."
Vyron Polydoras in USA Today
We believe it is a symbolic act,Polydoras said. "It is an attempt to disrupt our country's international relations."
Nancy Reagan in Guardian Unlimited
Deaver's greatest skill "was in arranging what were known as good visuals - televised events or scenes that would leave a powerful symbolic image in people's minds," former first lady Nancy Reagan recalled in her memoir, "My Turn."