What does white-ant mean?
White-ant means (Australia, colloquial) To bring down from within; to undermine..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(Australia, colloquial) To bring down from within; to undermine..
The white-anting of ATSIC has been brought about by the usual suspects.
If someone undermines you at work you might say they were "white-anting" you.
The left was divided between the ALP Club, slowly being white-anted by supporters of the DLP, and a Labour or Socialist Club which disgraced the labour movement by its extremism.
Plans for the Force 7 had officially been announced earlier in ′74, off the back of the P76′s Car of the Year award, before the shortages and poor quality control started white-anting it.
He was always prepared to contest an open ballot, when he viewed runs on the leadership as a free-for-all, but never challenged an incumbent leader. In time, Peacock supporters would accuse Howard of white-anting Peacock′s leadership.
In May 1947, Clark ‘debated’ Edmunds on ABC Radio, the topic: ‘Is communism white-anting our education system?’—a clear invitation for violent disagreement.
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White-ant means (Australia, colloquial) To bring down from within; to undermine..
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The white-anting of ATSIC has been brought about by the usual suspects.
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