2. Verb. (third-person singular of scapegoat) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scapegoats
1. scapegoat [v] - See also: scapegoat
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scapegoats
Literary usage of Scapegoats
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Self-surveys by Colleges and Universities by William Harvey Allen (1917)
"Educational scapegoats Being human, colleges attribute difficulties and
disappointments to causes beyond their own control. Each college has its favorite ..."
2. The Missions and Missionaries of California by Zephyrin Engelhardt (1913)
"... and scapegoats.— Talk of Schools Mere Claptrap.—Epilogue.—Real Aims of the
Mission Enemies.—Victoria Defender of Indian Rights and Property. ART. 18. ..."
3. The Missions and Missionaries of California by Zephyrin Engelhardt (1913)
"... and scapegoats.— Talk of Schools Mere Claptrap.—Epilogue.—Real Aims of the
Mission Enemies.—Victoria Defender of Indian Rights and Property. ART. 18. ..."
4. From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America by James Longstreet (1908)
"... seeks scapegoats—President Davis visits the Army—Tests the Temper of the
Officers towards Bragg—He offers the Command to Longstreet—He declines—His ..."
5. From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America by James Longstreet (1895)
"... Mountain—Federals gain Comfortable Positions around it—Superior Officers of
Bragg's Command call for his Removal—Bragg seeks scapegoats—President Davis ..."
6. Apollo's Warriors: United States Air Force Special Operations During the by Michael E. Haas (1998)
"... The scapegoats Both Manor and Simons were directed to proceed back to Washington
via the quickest means possible. Once there, they were to help the JCS ..."
7. A History of Crime in England: Illustrating the Changes of the Laws in the by Luke Owen Pike (1876)
"... and composure at the stake, and made no e^rt to change the law by which women
could on and De burnt, was the first to throw stones at thc'scapegoats ..."
8. Psychoanalysis and behavior by André Tridon (1920)
"scapegoats Ever since man appeared on the earth he has felt the necessity of
scapegoats. Frazer's monumental work "The Golden Bough" reveals thousands of ..."
9. Self-surveys by Colleges and Universities by William Harvey Allen (1917)
"Educational scapegoats Being human, colleges attribute difficulties and
disappointments to causes beyond their own control. Each college has its favorite ..."
10. The Missions and Missionaries of California by Zephyrin Engelhardt (1913)
"... and scapegoats.— Talk of Schools Mere Claptrap.—Epilogue.—Real Aims of the
Mission Enemies.—Victoria Defender of Indian Rights and Property. ART. 18. ..."
11. The Missions and Missionaries of California by Zephyrin Engelhardt (1913)
"... and scapegoats.— Talk of Schools Mere Claptrap.—Epilogue.—Real Aims of the
Mission Enemies.—Victoria Defender of Indian Rights and Property. ART. 18. ..."
12. From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America by James Longstreet (1908)
"... seeks scapegoats—President Davis visits the Army—Tests the Temper of the
Officers towards Bragg—He offers the Command to Longstreet—He declines—His ..."
13. From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America by James Longstreet (1895)
"... Mountain—Federals gain Comfortable Positions around it—Superior Officers of
Bragg's Command call for his Removal—Bragg seeks scapegoats—President Davis ..."
14. Apollo's Warriors: United States Air Force Special Operations During the by Michael E. Haas (1998)
"... The scapegoats Both Manor and Simons were directed to proceed back to Washington
via the quickest means possible. Once there, they were to help the JCS ..."
15. A History of Crime in England: Illustrating the Changes of the Laws in the by Luke Owen Pike (1876)
"... and composure at the stake, and made no e^rt to change the law by which women
could on and De burnt, was the first to throw stones at thc'scapegoats ..."
16. Psychoanalysis and behavior by André Tridon (1920)
"scapegoats Ever since man appeared on the earth he has felt the necessity of
scapegoats. Frazer's monumental work "The Golden Bough" reveals thousands of ..."