Characters
Public figures and characters are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Public figures" instead a noun "Characters".
Public figures
Characters and public figures are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Characters" instead a noun phrase "Public figures".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Many characters and monsters are bizarre hybrids of public figures and well-known characters, such as Jhompson, a summonable character inspired by Jack Thompson and Illidan Stormrage of World of Warcraft, and McFunny, a boss character inspired by the Joker and Ronald McDonald.
Source: Video Game / Mark Leung - Although George Bush and Dick Cheney appear as characters on-page occasionally, their names are never used (except for on one page near the very end of Book 6 after both characters are dead), even though names of other public figures, such as Ashcroft and Scalia, are used more or less freely.
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