brownshirt
[ broun-shurt ]
/ ˈbraʊnˌʃɜrt /
noun (often initial capital letter)
a Nazi.
a Nazi storm trooper.
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Last year, Boykin accused President Obama of using the Affordable Care Act to establish his own personal “Brownshirt” army.