Sentences with phrase «government gadfly»

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But more often than not, they have acted as gadflies on the backs of the world's merely imperfect governments no less than its truly sinister ones.

It is an invaluable tool for reporters, good government advocates and gadflies - provided lawmakers, PACs and other committees actually abide by the rules and file, which is something NYPIRG has repeatedly demonstrated the state Board doesn't do all that much to insure occurs.