scapegoating
Speech parts
1. scapegoating - Noun
2. scapegoating - Verb
Meaning
scapegoating
present participle of scapegoat
scapegoating (plural scapegoatings)
The act of making somebody a scapegoat.
Examples
If business doesn't thrive, it hurts America. We need improved relations, more collaboration, more thought and more consistency as we go about trying to make sure we have the best country in the world. Not scapegoating and finger-pointing.
There ought to be a thoughtful welfare-reform debate that doesn't turn into something that could be called scapegoating.
I described it as a suite of narratives "that call out scapegoating by greedy, wealthy special interests, and that call on people to unify across racial lines for the common good."
Clearly we’ve reached the fingerpointing and scapegoating stage of the campaign’s difficulties, a process in which Jared’s been a willing participant.
Elected leaders who engage in lying, scapegoating and routinely call for violence should be condemned, full stop,” he said.
Established military alliances have been threatened with the withdrawal of American support and conspiracy theories and political scapegoating have replaced international cooperation.