scapegoat

/ˈskeɪpgəʊt/ noun [C]

Translation

› someone who is blamed for a bad situation, although they have not caused it

günah keçisi, şamar oğlan

He was made a scapegoat for the disaster.1172

(Definition of scapegoat noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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