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instigator

[ in-sti-gey-ter ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that provokes or incites an action or course: Plays to be performed at the festival focus on a theme of how youth can be the instigators of positive change.

    Peaceful protesters outnumbered the violent instigators, and they kept the demonstration from becoming a riot.

    Plays to be performed at the festival focus on a theme of how youth can be the instigators of positive change.



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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of instigator1

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin ¾±²Ô²õ³Ù¾±²µÄå³Ù´Ç°ù, equivalent to ¾±²Ô²õ³Ù¾±²µÄå³Ù(³Ü²õ) + -or -or 2( def ); instigate ( def )
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But while these programs and jobs were an “instigator of necessary change,†they were never meant to be the complete solution to the industry’s diversity problem, English said.

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You may recall a bizarre footnote to this case: protest instigator Lauren Handy, 31, was found to have five fetuses in her refrigerator.

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And for the next four years, he oversaw the largest criminal investigation in U.S. history to bring the perpetrators to justice — including their instigator and cheerleader, Trump.

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But LeBron James, one of the instigators during that stretch, missed three point-blank looks at the basket with the Lakers needing to be perfect to have a real chance at a comeback.

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Because the companies are folding to these baseless accusations, the instigators of these hunts have become emboldened, he said.

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