AGENT PROVOCATEUR


Meaning of AGENT PROVOCATEUR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ æʒɒn prɒvɒkətɜ:(r) ]

( agents provocateurs)

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.

Agents provocateurs may seek to discredit the opposition.

N-COUNT

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