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Scapegoat

British pronunciation/skˈe‍ɪpɡə‍ʊt/
American pronunciation/ˈskeɪpˌɡoʊt/
Scapegoat
[NOUN]
1

a person who suffers the consequences of others people's wrongdoings

synonyms : whipping boy
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Examples
1. The world needs a scapegoat.
2. The general public needed a scapegoat for those failures.
3. You don't blame scapegoats.
4. They provided a convenient scapegoat.
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