signifier
noun
sig·ni·fi·er
ˈsig-nə-ˌfī(-ə)r 
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So the appeal to AI, then, is the appeal to signifiers of authority.
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Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 23 Dec. 2024
Reparations can be paid in images, guilt sloughed away with incomprehensible signifiers of accountability.
—Dean Kissick, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Putting signifiers into play is not a new tactic, of course.
—Matthew Kirschenbaum, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2024
Temu has now fully replaced Wish, an earlier bargain online shopping site, in the cultural lexicon as the signifier of knockoffs or budget-friendly alternatives.
—Zeyi Yang, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
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Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 23 Dec. 2024
Reparations can be paid in images, guilt sloughed away with incomprehensible signifiers of accountability.
—Dean Kissick, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Putting signifiers into play is not a new tactic, of course.
—Matthew Kirschenbaum, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2024
Temu has now fully replaced Wish, an earlier bargain online shopping site, in the cultural lexicon as the signifier of knockoffs or budget-friendly alternatives.
—Zeyi Yang, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Signifier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/signifier. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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