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Meanings of enemies of the people in English

Russian
враг народа
Portuguese
inimigo do povo
Spanish
enemigos del pueblo
Catalan
enemic del poble
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Designation for political or class opponents of a state; term heavily used during the Great Purge of 1937.

Related terms
враг народа
Usage of enemies of the people in English
1
The people of Lintz were the enemies of the people of Andernach.
The Beacon Second Reader
2
Well, Captain, so you lend your house to enemies of the people?
An Enemy of the People
3
Cossack brothers, execute no orders of the enemies of the people.
Ten Days That Shook the World
4
These murderers are the enemies of the people of Ireland, the SDLP leader said.
The Irish Times
5
Conservative cabinet ministers should cease to speak of them as enemies of the people.
The Guardian
6
Both have been ridiculed by street protesters as " enemies of the people".
The Guardian
7
His rallies brim with menace and he has labeled journalists as enemies of the people.
Ebony
8
Party bosses came from Aginskoye and scolded the Buryats for hosting enemies of the people.
The gates of november
9
They used to say that our titled families were worthless idlers and ' enemies of the people'.
The Irish Times
10
Paris is becoming infested by enemies of the people, and we must rid ourselves of them.
At Agincourt
11
There was the mystery, and only enemies of the people touched it with profane and curious hands.
Public Opinion
12
The front page of the Daily Mail labelled the three judges " enemies of the people".
The Guardian
13
Down with the enemies of the people!
In the Reign of Terror: The Adventures of a Westminster Boy
14
He labels the press as the " enemies of the people", and others readily echo his tropes.
The Guardian
15
They believe that officers and experts alike, being ex-bourgeois, must be enemies of the people, insidiously engineering reaction.
Russia in 1919
16
And what insanity to provoke enemies of the people all around who would bring us things to eat!
Springhaven: A Tale of the Great War
Translations for enemies of the people
Portuguese
inimigo do povo