Meaning Of The Word Agent provocateur

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Agent provocateur Meaning

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Agent provocateur Definition

What's The Definition Of Agent provocateur?

agent provocateur
countable noun: 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.

agent provocateur in American English
a person hired to join a labor union, political party, etc. in order to incite its members to actions that will make them or their organization liable to penalty
noun: a secret agent hired to incite suspected persons to some illegal action, outbreak, etc., that will make them liable to punishment

agent provocateur in British English
noun: a secret agent employed to provoke suspected persons to commit illegal acts and so be discredited or liable to punishment

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