"Nader's raider" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Nader's raiders [plural]
Etymology: From the name of US lawyer, author, politician, and social activist Ralph Nader (born 1934). Head templates: {{en-noun}} Nader's raider (plural Nader's raiders)
  1. (US politics) An associate or assistant of Ralph Nader and of organizations led by him, who participates in Nader's legal, political, and social activitism. Wikipedia link: Ralph Nader Tags: US Categories (topical): US politics

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