empty signifier

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|sociology|philosophy}} A [[signifier]]—that is, a linguistic [[sign]], a [[label]] or [[slogan]]—with no fixed and delimited [[meaning]], which can therefore be [[interpret]]ed in many ways and represent a range of different [[belief]]s and [[aspiration]]s.

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