Assertion: metric system's use | /r/RelatedTo | officialdom
Facets:
value: as chateaubriand
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: In fact, its use was initially associated with officialdom and elitism as Chateaubriand remarked in 1828: "Whenever you meet a fellow who, instead of talking arpents, toises, and pieds, refers to hectares, metres, and centimetres, rest assured, the man is a prefect.