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- noun Plural form of
provocateur .
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Examples
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By the way it's Alex Jones that uses the term provocateurs when he approaches a group of communists in NY.
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He sternly warned what he called "provocateurs and extremists," as well as foreign governments, against trying to destabilize the country.
Critics Deride Medvedev Overhauls Gregory L. White 2011
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Then there are what I refer to as provocateurs and saboteurs that wish their followers to become incendiary devices, I think.
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Hours before the group of what city leaders called "provocateurs" clashed with authorities, setting fires, spraying graffiti and shattering windows early Thursday, the demonstrations in the city had gone smoothly.
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Mr Mampuru blamed the violence on "provocateurs" on campus.
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An initial investigation showed that "provocateurs" had incited villagers to violence, Colonel Amar said, but it was too early to say if the mob had been directed by members of an Islamic group.
NYT > Home Page By AUBREY BELFORD 2011
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Kyrgyzstan authorities have accused former president Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who was ousted in street protests in April, of hiring "provocateurs" to instigate the clashes.
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Dhaka: On the eve of the first anniversary of the BDR carnage that left 57 army officers dead, today vowed to track down "provocateurs" of the ...
WN.com - Articles related to Delhi Budget: Pay more for diesel, cooking gas, CNG, Mobiles 2010
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Hasina vows to track down BDR carnage 'provocateurs'
WN.com - Articles related to Delhi Budget: Pay more for diesel, cooking gas, CNG, Mobiles 2010
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Arman has previously numbered me among people he dubbed "provocateurs," but I think he gives me way too much credit.
Jihad Watch Robert 2010
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