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- noun Plural form of
minuteman .
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Examples
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The self-dubbed minutemen civil defense corps making big promises and asking for millions in donations to help secure the country's southern frontier.
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But President Bush has called the minutemen vigilantes, and immigrant advocates say the patrols are periless.
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For the next month, the so-called minutemen will rotate shifts around the clock to keep an eye on the Arizona-Mexico border.
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I'll be talking with a leading congressman who calls the minutemen American heroes.
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That is despite intense criticism of the group, even from President Bush, who called the minutemen vigilantes.
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They came to be known as minutemen, and in 1775 the Continental Congress recommended
A Brief History of the United States John Bach McMaster 1892
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Stark also does a weird tango between accusing the so-called minutemen of mass murder for their attempt to patrol the southern border and alternately accusing his constituents of cowardice for not volunteering to secure the border themselves.
Hot Air » Top Picks 2010
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It reminded me a bit of the "minutemen" folks who complain that immigrants from Mexico (illegal and otherwise) don't speak English.
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It reminded me a bit of the "minutemen" folks who complain that immigrants from Mexico (illegal and otherwise) don't speak English.
Las Vegas Review Journal's Endorsement Of Obama Is Less Than Enthusiastic 2009
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How about the original "minutemen" who shot British troops from ambush at the start of the US revolution?
Canada’s terrorist “folk heroes” - Need to know - Macleans.ca 2009
whichbe commented on the word minutemen
Premature.
November 4, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word minutemen
HAA!!
November 4, 2008