champagne socialist gauche caviar
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| Language pair: | English to French |
| Definition / notes: | Gauche caviar is a French term to describe someone who claims to be a socialist without feeling the need to espouse an appropriate lifestyle. It implies that the person is less than sincere in their beliefs. http://encycl.opentopia.com/G/GA/GAU A "champagne socialist" is a pejorative political term originating in the UK. The phrase refers to politicians that are perceived as having socialist tendencies in their ideologies but disregard socialist ideals in their daily life. The term generally is used as an attack by opposing politicians to portray and ridicule their opponents as hypocritical. Australia and New Zealand: "Chardonnay socialist" FI and SE: "Red wine socialist" IRL: "Smoked salmon socialist" NL: "Salonsocialist" US: "Limousine liberal" (also "latte liberal") |
| URL: | http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Champagne-socialist |
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