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Metonymie is a figure of speech in which a thing or concept is referred to not by its own name, but by the name of something closely associated with it. It's a substitution of a word or phrase for another word or phrase that is closely related to it. This association can be based on cause and effect, a container and its contents, a part and its whole, or a producer and its product.
For example, when people refer to "the White House" to mean the U.S. president or the executive
Other common examples include referring to "the crown" to signify royalty or the monarchy, or saying "sweat