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What is cannon fodder?

What is cannon fodder? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Military forces considered to be expendable.
  2. (rare) Artillery ammunition.
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I was a prime example, a fledgling member, of the brotherhood of benighted working class cannon fodder the US is so famous for.
Thousands of unemployed rural youth have been used as cannon fodder for the war.
Why should we be good enough to be cannon fodder but not good enough to serve at home?
I was dubious about claims of Scots being used as cannon fodder in past wars.
I thank the Liberal government for giving me more cannon fodder to use in the next election.
Maybe it's better to be a competitive force in the junior ranks than cannon fodder in the higher echelons.

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