polemist

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Noun
  • Right-wing media personalities like Bongino, acting as Trump’s top attack dogs, routinely floated unproven theories as a way to malign Trump’s political opponents.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
  • Critics, including former Missouri U.S. senators from both parties, say he’s become more like the president’s mouthpiece and attack dog than the chief prosecutor fighting crime in the nation’s capital.
    Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Today there are two main types of lobbyists in Springfield: those who work exclusively for a single corporation or interest group — the state’s manufacturers or retailers, for instance — and those who contract with a variety of clients, essentially hired guns for anyone willing to pay.
    Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Every four years, ambitious consultants and hired guns sit down with aspiring presidents and sell them a lie.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 17 Aug. 2023
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“Polemist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polemist. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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