vocal critic

collocation in English

meaningsofvocalandcritic

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vocal
adjective
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/ˈvəʊ.kəl/us
/ˈvoʊ.kəl/
relating to or produced by the voice, either in singing ...
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critic
noun[C]
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/ˈkrɪt.ɪk/us
/ˈkrɪt̬.ɪk/
someone who says that they do not approve of someone ...
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(Definition ofvocalandcriticfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He was also avocalcriticof the government dam building policy, which involved many dams in the basin.
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He was avocalcriticof charter schools, and an advocate of teacher professionalism and education reform.
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He was also an earlyvocalcriticof modern urbanism.
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He was avocalcriticof graphology which he identifies as pseudoscience similar to phrenology.
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Anwar is avocalcriticof military dictatorships and also speaks out against elected heads of state usurping power.
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He was also avocalcriticof the welfare state, arguing that it undermined the ability and desire to keep oneself entertained.
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However, being disillusioned, he became the regime'svocalcritic, for which he was persecuted and censored.
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He further became avocalcriticof the police, accusing them of racism.
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This effectively brought his front bench political career to an end, but he remained avocalcriticof the party leadership from the backbenches.
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Wittfogel was always an active and faithful member of the communist party and avocalcriticof all its enemies.
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Mathyssen was avocalcriticof the companys actions and a strong supporter of the locked out workers.
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He then became avocalcriticof the party.
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He has also been avocalcriticof partially hydrogenated oils.
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Ross was avocalcriticof efforts by nations to control or surveil the internet.
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Askin had been avocalcriticof the project prior to gaining office.
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He was avocalcriticof segregation policies in both baseball and football, and was cited by his contemporaries as a key figure in the effort to integrate both sports.
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Several groups concerned with biotechnology were organised in recent years and became vocal critics or opponents of biotechnology development.
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Sangaree had been avocalcriticof the government sponsored paramilitary groups.
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Cano was avocalcriticof the country's powerful drug barons.
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Kaurismki has been avocalcriticof digital cinematography, calling it a devil's invention and saying he won't make a digital film in this life.
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