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detractor

noun as in derogator

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The president says he is delivering on campaign pledges to restore public safety, but detractors say he’s attempting to intimidate and provoke Democratic strongholds, while distracting the nation from his various controversies.

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But more than any other commissioner, Southers has accumulated a loud chorus of detractors who oppose keeping him in the key oversight role.

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As my colleagues Queenie Wong and Nilesh Christopher reported, there are concerns that “a selective application of the fee could be a way the White House can reward its friends and punish its detractors.”

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Some observers are concerned that a selective application of the fee could be a way the White House can reward its friends and punish its detractors.

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Its athletic department has been labeled as impoverished and directionless, with Jarmond squarely in the crosshairs of most detractors.

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