agent provocateur
挑衅者,挑拨离间者,挑拨者,挑唆者
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plural a·gents pro·vo·ca·teurs [ey-juhnts pruh-vok-uh-tur; French a-zhahn praw-vaw-ka-tœr]. /ˈeɪ dʒənts prəˌvɒk əˈtɜr; French a ʒɑ̃ prɔ vɔ kaˈtœr/.
- : a secret agent hired to incite suspected persons to some illegal action, outbreak, etc., that will make them liable to punishment.
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As he did this week, Carlson went so far as to feature specific supposed agent provocateurs — a “Person Two” and a “Person Three” who were named in the indictment of Thomas Caldwell.
Before anti-vaxxers, there were anti-fluoriders: a group who spread fear about the anti-tooth decay agent added to drinking water.
My agent at the time sent that tape to SNL and then they asked me to come in for an audition.
I could complain about how, two out of eight episodes in, Agent Carter is in no hurry to introduce its real villain.
Lalo said he reported the kidnapping to his ICE handlers, which was confirmed by a former federal agent familiar with the case.
You would drink it, then “take a little nap and after that you feel wonderful,” according to a press agent.
That the inconstancy of such notices, in cases equally important, proves they did not proceed from any such agent.
The board will appoint a settling agent who shall keep the necessary records and accounts.
It is probable he wished to provide written proof of a plea that he was an unwilling agent in the clutch of a mutinous army.
When the carpet was done, Aunt Ri took the roll in her own independent arms, and strode with it to the Agent's house.
Yes, the Agent had heard this; he had wondered why the widow did not come to see him; he had expected to hear from her.