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- noun   Plural form of 
detractor . 
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Examples
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Stephen Trout, the new fellow that Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown has brought in to run the state elections division, has some detractors from a recent gig in California.
New Oregon elections guy not universally beloved (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009
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They are detractors from the the real issues and meaningful debates on subjects that could move this country forward ..
Think Progress » GOP Sen. Dick Lugar rebukes Cheney criticism of Obama as ‘unfair.’ 2010
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Stephen Trout, the new fellow that Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown has brought in to run the state elections division, has some detractors from a recent gig in California.
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Going off on a rabid rant at your detractors is going to make you look like an asstard and just rally them to the cause of mockery and mob howling-screechiness.
Archive 2007-01-01 Hal Duncan 2007
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The role of hybrids in the recent history of the Finger Lakes and their various propopents and detractors is something I'd like to know more about.
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Going off on a rabid rant at your detractors is going to make you look like an asstard and just rally them to the cause of mockery and mob howling-screechiness.
The Dufus Dollar Hal Duncan 2007
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But as he prepares a White House bid, a small group of detractors is determined to expose him as a wartime traitor.
Think Progress » McCain: Murtha “Has Become Too Emotional†2005
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But as he prepares a White House bid, a small group of detractors is determined to expose him as a wartime traitor.
Think Progress » McCain: Murtha “Has Become Too Emotional†2005
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In time "phased escalation" would be widely seen as the very epitome of insanity in strategy, and it had its detractors from the beginning — notably among those people who knew something about war.
Slow Squeeze 2002
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In time "phased escalation" would be widely seen as the very epitome of insanity in strategy, and it had its detractors from the beginning — notably among those people who knew something about war.
Slow Squeeze 2002
 
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