yellow vest
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English
Etymology
Calque of French gilet jaune.
Noun
yellow vest (plural yellow vests)
- A member of a French protest movement which started in late 2018 against rising fuel prices and advocates for economic justice and institutional political reforms.
- Synonym: yellow jacket
- 2018 December 8, James McAuley, “Why are the ‘yellow vests’ still protesting in France? His name is Macron”, in The Washington Post:
- “Justice for Adama,” a movement launched after the 2016 death of Adama Traoré, a 24-year-old black man killed by police, joined forces with the yellow vests on Saturday.
- 2019 November 16, “Yellow vest protests: More than 100 arrested as violence returns to Paris”, in BBC News:
- Yellow vest protesters accuse Mr Macron of protecting the Parisian elite, especially the rich, while neglecting the hardship of citizens in the provinces.
Translations
member of a French protest movement
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