Questions tagged [tag-synonyms]
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Make [trump] a synonym of [donald-trump]
I’ve come across a few questions that’s tagged with trump and I’ve retagged them with donald-trump.
As such, can trump be made a synonym of donald-trump?
(I have suggested this synonym at https://...
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Make [war] a synonym of [armed-conflict]
The tags war and armed-conflict are pretty much synonymous with each other (war being armed conflict between 2 or more states).
Request: Can war be made a synonym of armed-conflict or vice versa?
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Make [eu] a synonym of [european-union]
In a political context eu is synonymous with the European Union (which uses european-union).
Request: Can eu be made a synonym of european-union?
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Is there a practical difference between [electoral-system] and [voting-systems]?
electoral-system - 10 Qs, no excerpt
voting-systems - 132 Qs with this excerpt
For questions about rule systems for gathering and counting votes. Not for questions about country-specific rules but ...
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Less pejorative tag for “commie plot” questions?
One of the more paranoid cold war devices in the American rhetorical armamentarium is the accusation of a given reform being a "Communist Plot". This device has been so overused and successfully ...
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Can we merge [islamic-state] and [isis]?
A user asked a question under isis, I know the only question under isis is [on hold] but I think we should still merge islamic-state and isis so that future users will be directed accordingly to the ...
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What is the difference between [president] and [presidential]?
There seem to be a presidential tag, in addition to the president tag.
What are their differences and should presidential be made a synonym of president?
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Tag Rename: [Republic-of-Ireland] to [Ireland]
I'd like to discuss renaming the tag republic-of-ireland to ireland. As provided for in Article 4 of the Constitution of Ireland (Bunreacht na hÉireann). To quote:
The name of the State is Éire, or,...
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Make [global-warming] a synonym of [climate-change]
climate-change global-warming
I'm not sure we need two different tags. Most everyone uses the verbiage climate change and not global warming nowadays (at least in politics). I'm not sure there's a ...
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Use [united-kingdom] instead of [uk]?
We currently have uk, united-states, united-nations and european-union as the master tags. All of these are non-abbreviated, except for uk.
Shouldn't uk be a synonym of united-kingdom instead of the ...
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UN or United-Nations?
We currently have a un and a united-nations. Overall, I think that united-nations is clearer, but UN has a wiki excerpt and more questions and followers. There are only three questions that are ...
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Merge [tag:britain] and [tag:uk]
britain is not quite the same as the uk. For example, on Wikipedia, see Terminology of the British Isles, Glossary of names for the British, and British Isles naming dispute.
Although some ...
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Merge [tag:uk] and [tag:united-kingdom]
There is a frequently used tag uk. I think this would be better called united-kingdom, considering that for other countries, we also use the full name rather than a two-letter abbreviation. uk can ...
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What are the best tags for questions on gender and/or sexuality?
A comment on this question asks whether the lgbt tag is appropriate. I think it is, since the T is usually held to stand for "transgender", but the comment brings another question to mind.
The ...
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Tag Synonymns to merge
Please post in this question all tag synonyms which you think should be combined. Having too many ways to refer to a given topic is just confusing, and it fragments things.
