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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'on opposite sides of the barricades' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions on opposite sides of the barricades Etymology: The idiom has been in use for at least a century http://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1908/jul/23.htm http://www.fmep.org/reports/special_reports/no10-winter2000/01-clinton_administration.html. It probably derives from a literal observation of political protests, where government buildings were insulated with barricades, and the government was said to not represent the people because they and the people were on opposite sides of the barricades.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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