provocateur

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One who engages in provocative behavior
An undercover agent who incites suspected persons to partake in or commit criminal acts
a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts
see agent provocateur
agent provocateur
A person who secretly disrupts a group's activities from within the group; an instigator, troublemaker
agent provocateur
a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts
agent provocateur
An agent provocateur is a person who is employed by the government or the police to encourage certain groups of people to break the law, so they can arrest them or make them lose public support. Agents provocateurs may seek to discredit the opposition. agents provocateurs someone who is employed to encourage people who are working against a government to do something illegal so that they are caught
agent provocateur
person hired to incite a group to do something illegal which will result in their being punished
provocateur
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