Meaning of AGENT PROVOCATEUR
| Pronunciation: | | â'zhân provoka'teur
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| | Definition: | | [n] a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts |
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| | See Also: | | intelligence agent, intelligence officer, operative, secret agent | |
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| | Related Terms: | | agitator, agitprop, capper, catalyst, come-on man, decoy, demagogue, exciter, firebrand, fomenter, incendiary, inciter, inflamer, instigator, mischief-maker, plant, provocateur, provoker, rabble-rouser, ringleader, rouser, seditionary, seditionist, shill, stool pigeon, stoolie, troublemaker, urger |
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