agitator
noun
ag·i·ta·tor
ˈa-jə-ˌtā-tər 
: one that agitates: such as
a
: one who stirs up public feeling on controversial issues
political agitators
b
: a device or an apparatus for stirring or shaking
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The police arrested several anti-government agitators.
a political agitator who led an unsuccessful revolt against the government
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The flag incident happened in May, when anti-Israel agitators set up an encampment on the quad, successfully replacing Old Glory once before UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts responded with law enforcement officers to return the American flag to its place.
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Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2024
Rallying cries have come from a diffuse group of social media accounts, but a key player in amplifying them is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, a longtime far-right agitator who uses the name Tommy Robinson.
—Pan Pylas, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2024
Thousands of anticommunist agitators, professional patriots, and unreconstructed confederates gathered to protest and disrupt.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
While a community continues to grieve the murder of three young girls, far-right agitators have mobilized around online misinformation and hateful, anti-migrant and anti-Muslim narratives – fueling disorder in London, Manchester and the northeastern town of Hartlepool.
—Kara Fox, CNN, 1 Aug. 2024
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Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2024
Rallying cries have come from a diffuse group of social media accounts, but a key player in amplifying them is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, a longtime far-right agitator who uses the name Tommy Robinson.
—Pan Pylas, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2024
Thousands of anticommunist agitators, professional patriots, and unreconstructed confederates gathered to protest and disrupt.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
While a community continues to grieve the murder of three young girls, far-right agitators have mobilized around online misinformation and hateful, anti-migrant and anti-Muslim narratives – fueling disorder in London, Manchester and the northeastern town of Hartlepool.
—Kara Fox, CNN, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Agitator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agitator. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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agitator
noun
ag·i·ta·tor
ˈaj-ə-ˌtāt-ər
1
: a person who stirs up public feeling
2
: a device for stirring or shaking
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