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agitator

/ˈædʒɪteɪtər/ /ˈædʒəteɪtər/

Meanings
noun
One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers.

Examples :

"The student activist was a powerful agitator, encouraging classmates to protest the new school rules. "
politics person action government

Related Words

Illustration presented

presented verb

/pɹɪˈzɛntɪd/

To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally.

"to present an envoy to the king"

Illustration encouraging

encouraging verb

/ɪnˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ /ɪnˈkɝɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/

To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.

"I encouraged him during his race."

Illustration powerful

powerful adjective

/ˈpaʊəfl/ /ˈpaʊɚfəl/

Having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.

"The new school principal is a powerful advocate for student success. "

Illustration activist

activist noun

/ˈæk.tɪ.vɪst/

One who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one who campaigns for change.

"The student activist organized a petition to improve school lunches. "

Illustration commanding

commanding verb

/kəˈmɑːndɪŋ/ /kəˈmændɪŋ/

To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.

"The king commanded his servant to bring him dinner."

Illustration implement

implement noun

/ˈɪmpləmənt/ /ˈɪmpləmɛnt/

A tool or instrument for working with.

"They carried an assortment of gardening implements in the truck."

Illustration appointed

appointed verb

/əˈpɔɪntɪd/

To set, fix or determine (a time or place for something such as a meeting, or the meeting itself) by authority or agreement.

"The school principal appointed Friday afternoon for the parent-teacher conferences. "

Illustration interests

interests noun

/ˈɪnt(ə)ɹɪsts/

The price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed.

"Our bank offers borrowers an annual interest of 5%."

Illustration agitates

agitates verb

/ˈædʒɪteɪts/

To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person).

"He was greatly agitated by the news."

Illustration political

political noun

/pəˈlɪtɪkəl/

A political agent or officer.

"The school's political represented the students' concerns to the principal. "

Illustration classmates

classmates noun

/ˈklɑːs.meɪts/

A student who is in the same class at school.

"My classmates and I are working on a group project for science. "

Illustration reformers

reformers noun

/rɪˈfɔːrmərz/ /riˈfɔrmərz/

One who reforms, or who works for reform.

"Sentence: The reformers worked to change the outdated school curriculum. "