Synecdoche
A figure of speech where a part stands for the whole, or vice versa.
Real World
News headlines like 'Downing Street rejects the proposal' use synecdoche — the street name stands for the entire UK government, a technique the BBC and Sky News use daily to add authority and brevity.
Exam Focus
Distinguish synecdoche from metonymy: synecdoche is specifically part-for-whole, not just association — precision earns higher AO1 marks.
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