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agent provocateur

/ˌæʒɒ̃ prəˌvɒkəˈtɜːr/

Tradução: Pessoa contratada para instigar ou provocar outros a cometer atos ilegais ou controversos, frequentemente para desacreditar um grupo ou justificar medidas legais contra ele.

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/ˌæʒɒ̃ prəˌvɒkəˈtɜːr/C1formalpolitical
  • ptPessoa contratada para instigar ou provocar outros a cometer atos ilegais ou controversos, frequentemente para desacreditar um grupo ou justificar medidas legais contra ele.

A person who is employed to encourage or provoke others to commit illegal or controversial acts, often to discredit a group or justify legal action against them.

  1. Undercover instigatorC1formal

    A person who is employed to encourage or provoke others to commit illegal or controversial acts, often to discredit them or justify police action.

    ptAgente provocador

    • The police suspected the man was an agent provocateur sent to incite violence at the protest.
    • The spy acted as an agent provocateur to infiltrate the activist group.
    • Historically, agents provocateurs have been used to destabilize political movements.
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