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“agent provocateur”
agent provocateur (s); agents provocateurs, agent provocateurs (pl) (noun forms)
1. A person who is employed to encourage people to break the law so they can be arrested and prosecuted: "The government used agents provocateurs to try to undermine the opposition party so they would lose the election."
2. A secret agent implanted in an organization; such as, a trade union or political party, to incite its members to actions or declarations that will result in penalties or punishment.
2. A secret agent implanted in an organization; such as, a trade union or political party, to incite its members to actions or declarations that will result in penalties or punishment.
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voc-, voca-, vocab-, vocat-, -vocation, -vocative, -vocable, vok-, -voke +
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