scapegoat ˈskeɪpɡəʊt/ noun 1. a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others, especially for reasons of expediency. synonyms: whipping boy, victim, Aunt Sally; More 2. (in the Bible) a goat sent into the wilderness after the Jewish chief priest had symbolically laid the sins of the people upon it (Lev. 16). verb 1. make a scapegoat of. "secret police scapegoated a few of the ringleaders to put an end to the issue."
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