Fascism is the motte to capitalism's bailey.
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Motte
//ˈmɒt//
Synonyms for "motte" (28 found)
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Translations
4 translations across 4 languages.
Czech
1 entries- pahorek noun (earth mound)
Galician
1 entries- mota noun (earth mound)
Italian
1 entries- motta noun (earth mound)
Sicilian
1 entries- motta noun (earth mound)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
The motte was a mound made of earth and surrounded by a ditch.
Source: wiktionary
Coordinate term: bailey
Source: wiktionary
"Birds are dinosaurs" is the bailey; "birds are more similar to dinosaurs than anything else" is the motte.
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