Multiple choice

Direction: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given foreign expression.

Agent provocateur

  1. professional lawyer

  2. professional agitator

  3. provost office bearer

  4. frustrating idea
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Agent provocateur is a French term meaning 'provocative agent.' It refers to someone employed to incite others to illegal actions, typically undercover police or informers who encourage groups to break the law so they can be arrested. Option B 'professional agitator' best captures this role of deliberately provoking trouble.

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