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Meanings of agents provocateurs in English

Portuguese
agente provocador
Catalan
agent provocador
Spanish
infiltrado

Person who commits or who acts to entice another person to commit an illegal or rash act.

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agente provocador
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Examples for "agent provocateur"
Examples for "agent provocateur"
1
You heard -they've caught an agent provocateur, exposed him .
Metro 2034
2
He thinks of himself as an agent provocateur, a political creature.
Past malice: an emma fielding mystery
3
Periodically, someone among the protesters is determined to be a security police agent or agent provocateur.
The Guardian
4
You give yourself for an ' agent provocateur.' The proper business of an 'agent provocateur' is to provoke.
The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale
5
She is now an agent provocateur.
Wired
1
Granulomas are cellular inflammations that vary widely in histologic appearance depending upon the inciting agent and immunologic status of the responding host.
Pubmed
Usage of agents provocateurs in English
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Israel's fierce and fearsome internal security service, the Shabak, had moles and agents provocateurs among the plotters.
Financial Crime and Corruption
2
Wang and the others are agents provocateurs.
Dayworld
3
In 1988, agents provocateurs were seen stirring up the crowds, giving the military the pretext to restore order.
Reuters
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Chavez supporters say that they were fired on, suggesting that agents provocateurs tried to induce a situation for a military take-over.
The Guardian
5
Even the monks are suspicious of each other, believing the regime has planted spies and agents provocateurs or coerced some into becoming informers.
The Guardian
6
VIOLENCE Both sides insist they plan no violence but accuse the other - and agents provocateurs from the old regime - of planning it.
Reuters
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Writer fears that this approach to controlling crime ends up with police acting as " agents provocateurs" and fomenting crime that otherwise wouldn't be committed.
The new yorker
8
Shame to the Bolshevist Violators, Liars and ' Agents Provocateurs!'
The Red Conspiracy
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