Loki Harfagr wrote:
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>> What is the figure of speech called in which one uses the name of a
>> thing in place of the names of one or more people? E.g. 'England' for a
>> particular group of football players, or 'No. 10 issued a statement' for
>> 'The PM's spokesman issued a statement.'
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> metonymy, though I guess you'd also need to check "synecdo[cq]ue".
"synecdoche" IIRC.
Einde O'Callaghan
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