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MESSENGER. A person appointed to perform certain duties, generally of a ministerial character.
     2. In England, a messenger appointed under the bankrupt laws, is an officer who is authorized to execute the lawful commands of commissioners of bankrupts.



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But in a district that prefers shooting the messenger to fixing its problems, he dodged many a rhetorical bullet.
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I know you are only reporting the truth, and I certainly do not believe in shooting the messenger.
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Shooting the messenger has become a serial activity of our government, Joseph Wilson and his wife being the most recent victims.
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