lightning rod Definition

lightning conductor, focal point, scapegoat, outspoken, whipping boy, divisive, figurehead, firestorm, bogeyman, hot potato, litmus test, touchstone, cause celebre, flashpoint, controversy, furor, polarizing, punching bag, vilified, fodder, rallying cry, riled, rorschach test, stirred, strident, embroiled, magnet, catalyst, hotbed, galvanized, inflamed, dogged, detractors, distraction, sparkplug, simmering, reignited, unpopular, crosshairs, loose cannon, vehement, reviled, centerpiece, rankled, demonized, apologist, cross hairs, grist, conduit, fulcrum, motivator, chafed, provocateur, spark, launching pad, disenchanted, irritant, provoked, pilloried, championed, stoke, festered, darling, mired, aroused, politicized, roiled, personification, alienated, emblematic, thorn, prickly, lampooned, ignited, linchpin, fixated, ire, overblown, enraged, fearmonger, loathed, angry, burner, unapologetic, tempest, leitmotif, soapbox, irritated, controversial, sideshow, feuded, malcontented, laughingstock, troublemaker, bubbled, derided, boogeyman, swirled, fervent, malcontent,