Scapegoat Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur; one that bears the blame for others; one that is the object of irrational hostility… See the full definition

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