DEAD HAND OF THE PAST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dead hand of the past mean? 

• DEAD HAND OF THE PAST (noun)
  The noun DEAD HAND OF THE PAST has 1 sense:

1. the oppressive influence of past events or decisions

  Familiarity information: DEAD HAND OF THE PAST used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEAD HAND OF THE PAST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The oppressive influence of past events or decisions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

dead hand; dead hand of the past; mortmain

Hypernyms ("dead hand of the past" is a kind of...):

influence (a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc)