Metonymy

thumb|The Pentagon is the headquarters building of the [[United States Department of Defense and is a common metonym for the US military and its leadership]] Metonymy () is a figure of speech in which a concept is referred to by the name of something associated with that thing or concept. For example, the word "suit" may refer to a person from groups commonly seen wearing business attire, such as business executives, bankers, or lawyers.

synecdoche for the central government of the Ottoman Empire

thumb|The Holyoke Caudle Cup, silver c. 1690, by John Coney (silversmith)|John Coney, [[Fogg Art Museum]]

psychological concept for when a single idea (an image, memory, or thought) or dream object stands for several associations and ideas