Witch-hunt
verb (used with object)
1.
to subject to a witch hunt.
noun
1.
an intensive effort to discover and expose disloyalty, subversion, dishonesty, or the like, usually based on slight, doubtful, or irrelevant evidence.
noun
1.
a rigorous campaign to round up or expose dissenters on the pretext of safeguarding the welfare of the public
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