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Meanings of agitate against in English

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Usage of agitate against in English
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The Irish had never ceased to agitate against the Acts of Settlement and Explanation.
Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry
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If it finds enough discontent, Starboard could agitate against it.
Reuters
3
I think he was a Mr. Millar, employed by Fassifern to agitate against Glenure.
Historical Mysteries
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There is no certainty that the funds will agitate against the deal, the sources added.
Reuters
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I would agitate against the bemused person who was attempting to help me upward, that is.
A Confederacy of Dunces
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Under these circumstances it was natural for the plebeians to agitate against the patrician monopoly of government.
Early European History
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Meanwhile back home in Pakistan, local mullahs and right-wing religious parties had begun to agitate against the mosque in Kharian.
Reuters
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There will either be the sort of chaos in which rightwing adventurists thrive or another "betrayal" to agitate against.
The Guardian
9
A society has been formed, I see, to agitate against this overcrowding; but it seems to me it will only waste its pains.
America To-day, Observations and Reflections
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Several of them had been in prison for agitating against the social order.
Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 04
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The young cleric began agitating against the shah's pro-Western regime.
Reuters
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The only way to keep men from agitating against grievances is to remove the grievances.
State of the Union Addresses
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The unions started agitating against the "zombie Blairite" faction in the shadow cabinet.
The Guardian
14
Although no one was hit, the neighbours took alarm, and successfully agitated against all further blasting.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul / An Accou...
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Extreme right-wing political parties are also increasingly agitating against Jews and Muslims, participants in the meeting said.
Reuters
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Maliki was condemned to death as he agitated against Saddam from exile, mainly in Iran and Syria.
Reuters
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