agent provocateurnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌæʒ.ɑ̃ː prəˌvɒk.əˈtɜːr/us/ˌɑːʒ.ɑ̃ː proʊˌvɑː.kəˈtɝː/plural agents provocateurs uk/ˌæʒ.ɑ̃ː.prəˌvɒk.əˈtɜːr/us/ˌɑːʒ.ɑ̃ː.proʊˌvɑː.kəˈtɝː/a person who intentionally encourages people to do something illegal so that they can be caught
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International relations: spying and espionage
- agent
- counter-espionage
- counterintelligence
- deep state
- double agent
- MI5
- MI6
- on the inside idiom
- operative
- phone tapping
- quisling
- scout
- spook
- spy
- spy on sb/sth
- tail
- tap
- the CIA
- wired up
- wiretap
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