English Explanatory Dictionary

cross of gold

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A public policy which puts the interests of the rich ahead of those of the poor.

Word forms

cross of gold crosses of gold

Etymology

Originating from a speech by US politician William Jennings Bryan in 1896, describing a metaphorical crucifixion of the working class by maintaining the gold standard. It has since acquired a more generic meaning.

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