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fourth power

Thomas Babington Macaulay

Phraseologism: Fourth Power.

Meaning: Mass media in a democratic society.

Origin: The primary source is the words of the English historian and politician Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-1859): "The gallery (a specially designated place in parliament for the press. - Comp.), Where reporters sit, has become the fourth power of the Empire." Macaulay was referring to the press of the British Empire. Earlier, in the XNUMXth century, another expression was used in Europe in this sense - "the sixth great power", since then there were traditionally five great powers on the continent - England, Germany, France, Austria-Hungary and Russia. At the beginning of the XNUMXth century, when the United States began to play an active role in world politics and became the sixth great power, the world of the press changed its name - it became known as the "seventh great power."

Random phraseology:

Ay, pug! know she is strong ...

Meaning:

About someone's senseless attacks on someone who obviously surpasses his "opponent" (criticism, detractor, aggressor, etc.).

Origin:

A quote from I. A. Krylov's fable "Elephant and Pug" (1808): "Ay, Pug! she is strong to know, / What barks at the elephant."

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