Complete Definition of "witch-hunt"

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Noun
en-noun|sg=witch-hunt

  1. originally A search for persons believed to be using magic, in order to try them and execute them.
  2. (hence) An attempt to find and publicly punish people whose opinions are considered to be subversive and dangerous.

See also
McCarthyism?
harassment
Salem

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