symbolic gestures, n.Definitions

Symbolic gestures (n.) by ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the United States matter enormously, because everyone in the world is terrified of it: when Congress frowns, the generals hear.