Meaning of floating signifier | Babel Free

Definitions

A signifier—that is, a linguistic sign, a label or slogan—with a vague and variable meaning.

Examples

“However, the elite as a target for populist resentments remains quite fuzzy and rather serves as a floating signifier oscillating between the ‘political establishment’, the ‘economic elite’, the ‘cultural elite’ and the ‘media elite’: in short, one homogenous corrupt group that works against the ‘general will’.”

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