agent provocateur
- 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
- a secret agent of a foreign nation, esp. one who incites citizens to rebellion, illegal acts, etc.
See agent provocateur in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ă-zhäɴˌ prô-vôˌkä-tœrˈ)
noun pl. a·gents pro·vo·ca·teurs (ă-zhäɴˌ prô-vôˌkä-tœrˈ) A person employed to associate with suspected individuals or groups with the purpose of inciting them to commit acts that will make them liable to punishment.
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