Proper noun
Uncle Sam
(colloquial, originally US) A personification of the United States federal government or (rare) citizens. [from early 19th c.]
Uncle Sam needs brave men and women to enlist in the Army.
We must proceed with our own energy development. Exploitation of domestic petroleum and natural gas potentialities, along with nuclear, solar, geothermal, and non-fossil fuels is vital. We will never again permit any foreign nation to have Uncle Sam over a barrel of oil. Gerald Ford
It's my firm conviction that when Uncle Sam calls, by God we go, and we do the best that we can. R. Lee Ermey
Inheritance taxes are so high that the happiest mourner at a rich man's funeral is usually Uncle Sam. Olin Miller
Additionally, this tax forces family businesses to invest in Uncle Sam rather than the economy. When families are forced to repurchase businesses because of the death tax, that means less money is being invested in new jobs and capital expansion. Todd Tiahrt
This was Marianne, the revolutionary heroine, the French equivalent of Uncle Sam. This being France, instead of a bearded old uncle who looks as if he should be advertising fried chicken, they have a seminaked woman. Stephen Clarke
What is patriotism but love of the good things we ate in our childhood? I have said elsewhere that the loyalty to Uncle Sam is the loyalty to doughnuts and ham and sweet potatoes and the loyalty to the German Vaterland is the loyalty to Pfannkuchen and Christmas Stollen. Lin Yutang