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- noun Plural form of
whitewasher .
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Examples
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The zealots and the whitewashers, the stubborn and the unregenerate — they harm this process.
The Lives of Nazis, the Stasi and Others Lorenz Maroldt 2010
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The whitewashers said the case isn't about illegal immigration at all, but about the need to combat drunken driving.
A world of both grace, disgrace is revealed in nun's death 2010
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Meanwhile, the whitewashers basically aren't bothered much that people are here illegally.
A world of both grace, disgrace is revealed in nun's death 2010
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The division between the demagogues and the whitewashers exists at the national level, too, and blocks comprehensive immigration reform.
A world of both grace, disgrace is revealed in nun's death 2010
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As a result, the whitewashers aren't willing to support truly effective enforcement measures, especially against employers who hire illegal immigrants.
A world of both grace, disgrace is revealed in nun's death 2010
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There are basically three contesting camps: Let's call them the demagogues, the whitewashers and the frustrated reformers.
A world of both grace, disgrace is revealed in nun's death 2010
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Over a ten-day period, he supervised a crew of fifty men that included whitewashers, painters, and carpenters.
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Will the whitewashers of the Khamenei-Ahmadinejad regime defend the government's repressive practices against students, reform politicians, independent journalists, women activists, gays, or religious minorities?
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You may also find it useful to subscribe to the posted list, though if you are on the whitewashers 'list it may not be necessary.
Gutenberg - Recent changes [en] Q2 2009
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It is not very reassuring when the professional whitewashers tasked with defending the government's version of what happened on 9/11 themselves willing to swear to that version.
Government Itself Won't Swear To Official Theory of 9/11 2008
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