as in promoter
a person who stirs up public feelings especially of discontent
the governor warned that inciters of mob violence would be dealt with harshly
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Noun
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The singer noted the show will be postponed to a later date and said her team is working with the concert promoter on rescheduling.—
Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
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My team and the promoters are already working on a new date to communicate to you.—
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Last week, a humanitarian ceasefire announced by M23 fell apart almost immediately after it was declared, as the rebels swiftly advanced into Nyabibwe.—
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Trump could also run into problems in Congress where the Republicans have only a slim majority in both the Senate and House, meaning a small number of GOP rebels could disrupt his plans.—
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But business allies and supporters of tech companies criticized the announcement.—
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Transit supporters call him the last chance to ensure the system gets extensive repairs, before a cascade of deferred problems ripples across the subway, buses and commuter railroads.—
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Reviewed, a consumer product review website, shared a post explaining how socks can go missing in top-loading machines: They can get lodged under the agitator (the: pole in the middle of the washer).—
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At first, the government tried to ignore the protests, then began to use force and accused the protests of being infiltrated by foreign agitators.—
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Britain, under the comparatively liberal Keir Starmer, has a rather more niche anxiety: that its citizens will leave and then return as insurgents.—
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Pakistani security forces killed 27 insurgents during a raid on a militant hideout, according to a statement from the country's military.—
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Many Latines who are conservative in the U.S. come from countries where similar right-wing demagogues were elected in the last decade.—
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Trump’s statecraft is, in these respects, not the impulse of a misguided and capricious demagogue but an appropriate response to a changing world and a changing America.—
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The 43-year-old former football player has been a longtime, outspoken proponent of LGBTQ rights.—
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Indirect-cost rates are controversial: The proportion of NIH funding that has gone to them has grown over time, and proponents of trimming overhead argue that doing so would make research more efficient.—
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Kash Patel, conspiracy theorist, January 6 denier, MAGA sycophant and political provocateur, will be FBI director.—
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One older man violently accosts Noam over her views, calling her a provocateur.—
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“Inciter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inciter. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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