Meaning of scapegoat

1. The boss always makes me the scapegoat whenever something goes wrong in the office.
2. Don't try to make me the scapegoat for your mistakes.
3. He became the scapegoat for the team's poor performance.
4. The politician tried to use the media as a scapegoat for his scandal.
5. It's unfair to make immigrants the scapegoat for all of society's problems.
6. The coach made the referee the scapegoat for the team's loss.
7. The company used the economic downturn as a scapegoat for their layoffs.
8. The teacher made the troublemaker the scapegoat for the class's misbehavior.
9. The government often uses foreign countries as scapegoats for their own failures.
10. It's important not to let fear and prejudice turn a group of people into scapegoats.