transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]
Date: 1773
1. : a grounded metallic rod set up on a structure (as a building) to protect it from lightning
2. : one that serves to divert attack from another
3. : one that is a frequent target of criticism or focus of controversy
she has become a convenient lightning rod for voters' discontent with law-and-order issues — Aric Press et al.