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scapegoats
verb
(scapegoat)
to make a scapegoat of
scapegoats
noun
(scapegoat)
a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
scapegoats
noun
(scapegoat)
one that bears the blame for others
scapegoats
noun
(scapegoat)
one that is the object of irrational hostility
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