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Essay:Best New Conservative Words (view source)
Revision as of 13:57, August 11, 2010
, 13:57, August 11, 2010|sacred cow |1910 |a person or idea, typically liberal, that becomes immune from criticism because of its political usefulness rather than its truthfulness, as in the theories of evolution and
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|1940s - [[World War II|WWII]] and postwar transition
|1940s - [[World War II|WWII]] and postwar transition
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|1715<ref>Its colloquial use, as in "read them the riot act," began in 1819.</ref>
|1715<ref>Its colloquial use, as in "read them the riot act," began in 1819.</ref>
|the Riot Act was a law passed in England in 1715 to authorize officials to disperse riots
|the Riot Act was a law passed in England in 1715 to authorize officials to disperse riots
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|sacred cow
|1910
|a person or idea, typically liberal, that becomes immune from criticism because of its political usefulness rather than its truthfulness, as in the theories of [[evolution]] and [[relativity]]
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|scapegoating
|scapegoating