This page is about the slang phrase; for other uses of the phrase, see The Man (disambiguation). For the human male, see Man.

"The Man" is a slang phrase associated with the counterculture and used to describe higher authority; the MAN-agement. This "Man" does not usually refer to a specific individual as such, but instead to the government, leaders of large corporations and other authority figures; its meaning is pejorative. The Man is colloquially defined as the figurative person who controls our world. The Man is also often used as a symbol of racial oppression.

The phrase "the Man is keeping me down" is commonly used to describe perceived oppression, but in modern times it is most often used facetiously in an ironically resigned fashion. The phrase "stick it to the Man" encourages resistance to authority, and essentially means "fight back" or "resist"; however, this is also used facetiously.

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Hoping for a rendevous with the leading man from last night's dream...Wish me luck!
FactualFiction (Factual Fiction) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:47:26 -0000
Hoping for a rendevous with the leading man from last night's dream...Wish me luck!
Pierre now leading man on the South Side - Chicago Sun-Times (blog) http://bit.ly/5C3RfN
rebeccaViveiros (Gladis Arrendell) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:23:39 -0000
Pierre now leading man on the South Side - Chicago Sun-Times (blog) http://bit.ly/5C3RfN
Pierre now leading man on the South Side http://bit.ly/7p37tI #chicago #whitesox
whitesoxff (White Sox - FanFeedr) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:13:30 -0000
Pierre now leading man on the South Side http://bit.ly/7p37tI #chicago #whitesox
A Melbourne man has described how the cruise control got stuck on in his four-wheel drive, leading him on a 50 .. http://bit.ly/7j89JZ
PaulHeck (PaulHeck) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:45:36 -0000
A Melbourne man has described how the cruise control got stuck on in his four-wheel drive, leading him on a 50 .. http://bit.ly/7j89JZ
Transfer Tavern Martin O’Neill: the man leading Villa to the Champions League?: Aston Villa currently sit 4th in ... http://bit.ly/6WCp6z
TransferTavern (TransferTavern.com) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:37:58 -0000
Transfer Tavern Martin O’Neill: the man leading Villa to the Champions League?: Aston Villa currently sit 4th in ... http://bit.ly/6WCp6z
draw as a leading man. The sucess of this movie will affect his future offers to some degree.
JaymesPattz (James LaFleur) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:54:44 -0000
draw as a leading man. The sucess of this movie will affect his future offers to some degree.

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