"blue lives matter" meaning in English

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Phrase

Etymology: Coined in analogy to black lives matter; the color blue is frequently used for police uniforms. Etymology templates: {{m|en|black lives matter}} black lives matter Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} blue lives matter
  1. (US, law enforcement, politics) Synonym of police lives matter Tags: US Categories (topical): Law enforcement, Politics Synonyms: police lives matter [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: BLM, black lives matter, ALM, all lives matter, WLM, white lives matter, PLM, police lives matter, blue wall of silence, thin blue line
    Sense id: en-blue_lives_matter-en-phrase-VBCTQXLk Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, law-enforcement, politics

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