单词	agitator
释义	agitatora‧gi‧ta‧tor /ˈædʒəteɪtə $ -ər/ noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The genuine protestors were joined by outside agitators, intent on encouraging violence. The riots were the work of political agitators. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Many of these protesters will be outside agitators, even convention delegates, from anti-abortion strongholds like Texas and Florida. Many victims of violence have been leading agitators against corruption, as well as high-profile leftist activists. One thousand state militiamen were sent to control the agitators. The convent could not hold the restless agitator. The obvious place to start was with the known agitators and trouble-makers. Trouble was something to be nipped in the bud; dangerous agitators people to be kept behind bars. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorsomeone who encourages rebellion► agitator someone who encourages people to oppose the government by trying to make them angry enough to use violence: · The riots were the work of political agitators.· The genuine protestors were joined by outside agitators, intent on encouraging violence. ► activist someone who spends a lot of time trying to encourage people to oppose the government or to accept new and different political beliefs: · The Global Communications Group links ecological and other political activists via the Net. · Clinton's AIDS "czar" resigned after being criticized by gay activists for being weak. ► subversive someone who is secretly trying to make their own government weak by encouraging people to oppose the government or to take part in a rebellion: · Pablo Picasso was for a long time regarded as a dangerous subversive. alleged/potential/suspected subversive (=someone that the authorities think is a subversive, but who may not be): · the kidnap and torture of a suspected subversive· CIA agents infiltrated the group, looking for alleged subversives. WORD SETS► Groupings agitate, verbagitation, nounagitator, nounbipartisan, adjectivebipartite, adjectivebloc, nounBolshevik, nouncapitalism, nouncentrist, adjectivecoalition, nouncommie, nouncommunism, nouncommunist, nouncommunist, adjectiveCon, confederacy, nounconfederate, nounconfederation, nouncongress, nounconservatism, nounDem., disloyal, adjectivedissident, noundivide, verbdivisive, adjectivefascism, nounfascist, nounfederal, adjectivefederate, verbfederation, nounfront, nounginger group, nounhegemony, nounheterodox, adjectiveIndependent, nouninfighting, nouninterest group, nounIRA, nounIron Curtain, the, Lab, Labour, nounleftie, nounleftist, adjectiveleft-of-centre, adjectiveleft-wing, adjectivelefty, nounLib Dem, nounLiberal, nounLiberal Democrats, nounLiberal Party, loyalist, nounLuddite, nounmachine, nounmajority leader, nounminority leader, nounmoderate, adjectivemoderate, nounmonarchist, nounmovement, nounnationalism, nounnationalist, adjectivenationalist, nounNazi, nounneutral, adjectivenon-partisan, adjectivepalace revolution, nounparamilitary, adjectivepartisan, adjectivepartisan, nounparty, nounparty political, adjectiveparty politics, nounpinko, nounpro-, prefixpro-choice, adjectiveR, rabble-rousing, nounradical, nounrally, nounreactionary, adjectiverealign, verbrebel, nounrebellion, nounrebellious, adjectivered, adjectivered, nounrepublican, nounrevolt, nounrevolt, verbrevolutionary, adjectiverevolutionary, nounrightist, adjectiveright-of-centre, adjectiveright-wing, adjectiveroyalist, nounseparatist, nounspecial interest group, nounsplinter group, nounsplit, verbsubcommittee, nounsubversion, nounsuffragette, nounsympathizer, nounsympathy, nountendency, nounTory, nounTrotskyite, nountrue-blue, adjectiveUnionist, nounuprising, nounWhig, nounwing, noun someone who encourages people to work towards changing something in society – used to show disapproval:  a political agitator
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