Metonymy
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Metonymy is a figure of speech in which a concept is referred to by the name of something associated with that thing or concept. For example, the word "suit" may refer to a person from groups commonly
The Pentagon is the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense and is a common metonym for the US military and its leadership
The White House is the official residence of the president of the United States, and its name is a common metonym for the presidency and cabinet of the United States.
Fleet Street (where most British national newspapers previously operated) is a metonym for the British press
The Kremlin is often used as a metonym for the central governments of both the Soviet Union and modern Russia
Synecdoche
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Synecdoche is a type of metonymy; it is a figure of speech that uses a term for a part of something to refer to the whole, or vice versa. The term is derived from Ancient Greek συνεκδοχή 'simultaneous
Metonymy
…attire, such as business executives, bankers, or lawyers. Metonymies are common in everyday speech and encapsulate a range of other ideas, such as synecdoche and metalepsis. Metonymies are similar to metaphors but where metaphors rely on analogous characteristics to form a comparison, a metonymy is caused…
A common example of synecdoche: using the term boots to mean "soldiers", as in the phrase "boots on the ground".