Synonyms for lightning rod
light·ning rod

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1. lightning rodnoun

   Synonyms:
   lightning conductor

2. lightning rodnoun

   A metallic conductor that is attached to a high point of a building and leads to the ground and protects the building from damage by lightning

   Synonyms:
   lightning conductor

3. lightning rodnoun

   A person or thing that is a target for negative reactions and distracts criticism from another target.

   Synonyms:
   lightning conductor

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1. lightning rodnoun

   someone who is a frequent target of negative reactions and serves to distract attention from another

   Synonyms:
   lightning conductor

2. lightning rod, lightning conductornoun

   a metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the ground; protects the building from destruction by lightning

   Synonyms:
   lightning conductor

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1. Allen Adamson:

   This is a lightning rod issue in the country right now and it is hugely emotional and polarizing. It is still unclear how it will connect with consumers.

2. Art Caplan:

   I think trying to turn Wen into a target to cancel is ridiculous, i consider public health response to Covid to be a mess, and I think part of the reason Wen has become a lightning rod is, she's kind of being put out there as an example by people in public health who are disappointed or frustrated of that failure.

3. Alexander Knyazev:

   The IRPT, acting as a legal political force, had served as a lightning rod (for dissent), deflecting radical Islam, its closure and official pressure on its members is likely to push many pious Muslims out of officially registered mosques into underground ones.

4. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   The best lightning rod for your protection is your own spine.

5. Robert Kuttner:

   In terms of sheer experience, Brainard has punched all the tickets. It would be hard to imagine a more mainstream background, for the Wall Street allies of the Biden campaign, Brainard is ideal. As a career scholar and public official, she would presumably be less of a lightning rod for progressive critics than a Wall Street figure.