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Golden Arches - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Beige, Benign, Blessed, Blond, Brass, Bright, Brilliant, Bronze, Buff

The Golden Arches are the famous symbol of McDonald's, a fast-food hamburger chain based in Chicago. They have also been seen more broadly as a symbol of capitalism or globalization, since they are one of the more prominent American corporations that have become global in their reach (along with Coca-Cola and Nike).

In his book, The Lexus and the Olive Tree Thomas L. Friedman proposed The Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Resolution, observing that no two countries with a McDonald's franchise had ever gone to war with one another, a version of the democratic peace theory. Shortly after the book was published, the NATO bombing of Serbia proved an exception to the theory.

Example Usage of Golden

shanghaiist: Yao Ming joins UN fight against HIV discrimination in China: Happy World AIDS Day! China's Golden boy and l... http://tinyurl.com/y9zg8y7
Madiikay: @justinbieber i really want to get a Golden ticket! i guess i should prolly start by buying a cd =P
we_are_football: Sports Illustrated Soccer football: Messi claims Golden Ball award by record margin http://bit.ly/6UGi1I
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