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Hatchet Man

A person who is charged with the task of destroying the reputation of an enemy. Hatchet men are most common in politics (the term was popularized due to the Watergate scandal), but they may be used in business as well.

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No references found			Byline: By Ian Orr JIMMY CALDERWOOD has hit Scott Morrison in the pocket for claiming his manager only wants hatchet men at Aberdeen. Football: CALDO IS HAPPY TO BURY THE HATCHET by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) Right now, the consequences of anonymous reporting that picks on individuals at the word of political hatchet men are being felt right at the top of American journalism. So farewell then, Colin Powell: he was said to be the "acceptable ... by Duodu, Cameron / New African Even the tabloid hatchet men who pounce on any opportunity to bay for Eriksson's blood know that the FA would be on impossibly dodgy ground if they tried to dismiss him on that evidence alone, so they are now pinning their hopes on allegations that he misled his employers - whether by omission, evasion or a good old-fashioned lie - when details of his affair were first peddled to the highest bidder. No reality in this 'scandal' by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)			Hard-to-Borrow List Harden Hardening Hardship Hardship Allowance Hardship Withdrawal Harmless Warrant Harmonic Average Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices Harmonized Sales Tax Harmonized System Harmonized System Committee Harmonized Tariff Schedule Harrod-Domar Growth Model Harrod-Neutral Technical Progress Harry Dexter White Harry Markowitz Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Harter Act Harvesting Strategy Harvey, Campbell R. Hash Total Hassei Shugi Hatch Hatchet Man hatchet men Hau Haulage Haurlan Index Have Hair Hawk Hawkish Hawthorne Effect Hazard Hazard Increase Resulting in Suspension or Exclusion of Coverage hazard insurance Hazardous Material hazardous substance Hazardous Waste Head & Shoulders Head and Shoulders Head and Shoulders Pattern Head Count Head Margin Head of Household Head Teller Head-and-Shoulder Bottom head-and-shoulders Header Headhunter Headline			hatcheries hatcheries hatchery hatchery Hatchery and Genetic Management Plan hatchery liquid hatchery liquid Hatchery Quality Assurance Program Hatchery Scientific Review Group Hatchery-Level Negative Predictive Value hatches hatches hatches hatches hatches hatchet hatchet hatchet hatchet hatchet door hatchet door hatchet face hatchet face Hatchet Head hatchet iron hatchet job hatchet jobs hatchet man hatchet man hatchet man hatchet men Hatchet Rydas Car Club hatchet-faced hatchet-faced Hatchet-Shaped Heel Hatchetman Hatchetman Hatchetmen Hatchetmen hatchets hatchets hatchets hatchets Hatchettine Hatchettine Hatchettite Hatchettite hatchettolite Hatchie Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge hatching hatching hatching hatching hatching hatching assisted Hatchis Hatchis Hatchis Hatchis hatchite

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Hatchet Man (redirected from hatchet men)

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