| 词汇 | agent-provocateur |
| 释义 | agent provocateur noun[ C ] uk /ˌæʒ.ɒ̃ prəˌvɒk.əˈtɜːr/ us /ˌɑːʒ.ɑ̃ː proʊˌvɑː.kəˈtɝː/pluralagents provocateursuk /ˌæʒ.ɒ̃ prəˌvɒk.əˈtɜːr/ us /ˌɑːʒ.ɑ̃ː proʊˌvɑː.kəˈtɝː/ a person who intentionally encourages people to do something illegal, usually so that they can be arrested: （诱使反政府人士违法以便将之抓捕的）密探，坐探 The movement had been widely infiltrated by agents provocateurs working for secret services. someone who intentionally causes arguments or discussions, or intentionally makes other people feel angry, offended, or uncomfortable: 挑衅者 He is known as a musical agent provocateur, a revolutionary of hip hop. Undercover agents participating in a demonstration or a march sometimes act as agents provocateurs, trying to provoke a violent response from uniformed police. The film portrayed him as a terrorist and agent provocateur rather than a proud patriot. The use of agent provocateurs to urge others to illegal activity in order to lay the groundwork for arrest and prosecution was a widespread tactic. She comes across as an agent provocateur rather than an interviewer. International relations: spying and espionage agent anti-bug asset counter-espionage insider intel intelligence MI5 MI6 operative scout sleuthing snoop snoopy spook spy spy on someone/something tail tap the CIA You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Debate & discussion Arguing & disagreeing Synonymprovocateur Examples of agent provocateuragent provocateur Charcot argued that a neurological defect resulted from a combination of heredity, inherent nervousness, and an "environment agentprovocateur," which often took the form of a physical or emotional shock. He is a kind of agentprovocateur and a journalist, and he likes to stereotype, but actually he's a very fine philosopher who reflects a lot on music. At the subsequent rendezvous, the defendant was caught with the tablets on him, but again the defence claimed "agentprovocateur". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That would seem to contemplate the use of agentprovocateur methods on enforcement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The fact that a person would not have committed an offence but for the activities of an agentprovocateur is no defence in law. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I would describe him as an agentprovocateur. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I mention this only because that agentprovocateur system is always open to that objection where an interview is involved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that if an agentprovocateur had not been involved in that incident there would have been no charge, investigation or inquiry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A necessary element in being an agentprovocateur is that the person should himself commit a substantive offence which is part of the conspiracy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is using someone as an agentprovocateur. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A tremendous opportunity to the agentprovocateur is given in this way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are witnessing the dangers of what is known as the agentprovocateur. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was slightly puzzled by one of the references to the agentprovocateur. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This new agentprovocateur, this new commissar for the harassment of trade unions, is being wheeled out to make union members use the courts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I shall try to clarify the distinctions between the obtaining of evidence and the action of an agentprovocateur. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of agent provocateur These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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