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"rogue" in English

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rogueadjective [ before noun ]

uk ​ /rəʊɡ/ us ​ /roʊɡ/
go rogue

› informal to start behaving in a way that is not normal or expected, especially by leaving your group and doing something dangerous:

A Special Forces unit had gone rogue and was trying to free the hostage.

roguenoun [ C ]

uk ​ /rəʊɡ/ us ​ /roʊɡ/

› old-fashioned humorous a person who behaves badly but who you still like:

"Come here, you little rogue!" chuckled my uncle.
The women all think he's a lovable old rogue.

› old-fashioned a dishonest or bad man

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(Definition of “rogue” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

"rogue" in American English

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roguenoun [ C ]

us ​ /roʊɡ/

› a person, organization, or country that does not behave in the usual or acceptable way:

Buzzy’s a fun-loving teenage rogue.
rogue
adjective [ not gradable ] us ​ /roʊɡ/

›

A rogue employee might tap into the computer.

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"rogue" in Business English

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rogueadjective [ before noun ]

uk ​ /rəʊɡ/ us ​

› behaving in ways that are not expected or not normal, often in a harmful way:

There have been rogue firms in the past which have ripped customers off.
a rogue state

(Definition of “rogue” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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We do not need more regulation on our own fishermen to deal with third countries which continue with their rogue activities.
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At the same time, though, we need as much firmness as possible, especially in combating practices such as the existence of rogue coach operators, who are frankly wrecking the market.
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Does it want to be a pariah state, regarded in the same light as rogue states that are in constant defiance of their international obligations?
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The real fight is against rogue exploitative employers, and what we need at this time is an agenda that is pro-worker, not anti-immigrant.
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Rogue states, which we condemn in our reports, despatch their ambassadors with a view to having references to their countries removed at any price.
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I think it is a very alarming prospect that we could have rogue use by a rogue state selling nuclear technology to rogue elements.
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Above all, however, how is it possible to mix rogue and democratic states on a list of states that allegedly threaten the peace?
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The political and economic imperative must be to stop the exploitation of irregular migrants, to punish rogue employers, not to scapegoat or criminalise workers, migrant or otherwise.
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Moreover, everyone knows that where rogue or bankrupt states are involved, or where monitoring is inadequate, the two problems are closely connected.
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The effect of the proposal will be that national authorities can cooperate quickly and effectively in tracking down rogue traders and stop them from harming consumers and legitimate businesses.
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