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Poster Boy The phrase poster child (sometimes poster boy) originally referred to a
child afflicted by some
disease or deformity whose picture is used on posters to raise money for charitable purposes; "he was the poster child for
muscular dystrophy". However, the term is usually used metaphorically, meaning a shining example or model of its type; in this context, it is generally a term of .
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person who is considered a perfect representative of a cause or movement
Person die als perfekt für die Repräsentation eines Anlasses oder einer Bewegung betrachtet wird