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attack dog

noun

a dog trained to attack on command, as for protection or to aid in the apprehension of criminals.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of attack dog¹

First recorded in 1965–70

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I know many people saw Pierre Poilievre as an attack dog when he was the opposition leader, but since he's been campaigning to be PM, I've seen a different side of him.

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Mr Trump then piled in, delighted to see his vice-president again behaving as an attack dog.

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The president-elect’s first choice for attorney general, attack dog and former Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, fell under the weight of his own legal woes.

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Whichever persona he assumes, attack dog or affable colleague, the lies are the one consistent feature of his speeches.

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Instead, he focuses on being “an attack dog.”

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