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agent provocateur in Persian

آژان پرووکاتور âžân provokâtor

/ˌæʒɒ̃ pɹəˌvɒkəˈtɜː/US/ˌɑʒɑnt pɹəˌvɔkəˈtɝ/

agent provocateur in Persian: آژان پرووکاتور (âžân provokâtor), مأمور تحریک (ma'mur-e tahrik). In English, agent provocateur means a person who secretly disrupts a group's activities from within the group, particularly by encouraging or committing illegal acts to discredit the group or expose them to prosecution; an instigator, troublemaker.

Persian words for agent provocateur

a person who disrupts a group's activities from within
آژان پرووکاتور âžân provokâtor, مأمور تحریک ma'mur-e tahrik

English meaning of agent provocateur

  1. noun A person who secretly disrupts a group's activities from within the group, particularly by encouraging or committing illegal acts to discredit the group or expose them to prosecution; an instigator, troublemaker.

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Questions about agent provocateur in Persian

What is the meaning of agent provocateur in Persian?
Agent provocateur in Persian is آژان پرووکاتور (âžân provokâtor), مأمور تحریک (ma'mur-e tahrik).
معنی agent provocateur چیست؟
Agent provocateur: آژان پرووکاتور (âžân provokâtor), مأمور تحریک (ma'mur-e tahrik).
What does agent provocateur mean in English?
Agent provocateur means a person who secretly disrupts a group's activities from within the group, particularly by encouraging or committing illegal acts to discredit the group or expose them to prosecution; an instigator, troublemaker.

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