Meaning of nation wrecker | Babel Free

Definitions

A malicious agent or other influence that destabilizes or destroys a nation or civilization.

derogatory, informal

Examples

“On the one side I see⟳ the builders of this country on foundations tried and true. On the other side are those engaged in the cheerful exercise of tearing down. I put⟳ the question⟳ to you: Are you going to be a nation-builder or a nation-wrecker?”

“The nation-wrecker Olympius was a fanatic "Catholic", as the followers of the dictatorial Church of Rome were called--one of his actions had been to dismiss all non-catholics from all services of the state”

“The years 1949-55 thus gradually revealed Sukarno not just as the nation builder, but as the nation-wrecker.”

“He was called a saboteur, a nation-wrecker, and many other Party words, and then in the end⟳, since he would not stop⟳ his talk⟳ of justice, he was taken by the police to Accra.”

“and many more of their disreputable ilk, why isn't his visa lifted and this nation-wrecker sent back to where he came from and post⟳ haste?”

“You are a lawyer, a Reverend minister, and a nation wrecker.”

“Self-determination for indigenous peoples is seen as a potential "nation-wrecker" with the ability to violate⟳ a state's claims to absolute sovereignty and political unity.”

“"I was born and bred in Kumasi. I have⟳ lived with the Zongo people over the years and know⟳ a lot of them very well. We are one people," the President said, and added that anybody who wanted to separate⟳ the two groups was a nation-wrecker who should be shunned.”

“Genuine education is the surest antidote to ignorance, that proverbial mind-killer and nation-wrecker.”

“Blind imitation is wrecking the nation. Which are you deciding for? Would you be a nation builder or a nation wrecker?”

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