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gadfly

noun as in goad; nuisance

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Renewable energy advocates treat activists like Gilbert as relentless gadflies who need to be stopped for the good of the planet.

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The discord spread online, as social media gadflies claimed Luna had thrown his own deputy under the bus by notifying federal law enforcement officials about the incident — an allegation Luna has repeatedly said is false.

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But, in a new case, one gadfly is barred from going to meetings altogether.

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He barely ever practiced law and spent his entire time in Congress as a political gadfly.

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In the past one would have expected this sort of thing from the likes of Florida gadfly Rep. Matt Gaetz but not the Speaker of the House.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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