"all lives matter" meaning in English

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Phrase

Etymology: Coined in reaction to the slogan black lives matter. Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} all lives matter
  1. (US, politics, often offensive) A response to "black lives matter" (the phrase, its political and social movement), suggesting that African-American people should not be singled out for special attention. Tags: US, offensive, often Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-all_lives_matter-en-phrase-UnWq~KQA Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Topics: government, politics
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see all, lives, matter.
    Sense id: en-all_lives_matter-en-phrase-G61zbSt7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: BLM, black lives matter, WLM, white lives matter, PLM, police lives matter, blue lives matter (english: blue for police officers), red lives matter

Alternative forms

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